Combinatorics converted to a function

Calculus Level 4

As n n approaches infinity, ( 2 n n ) \dbinom{2n}{n} is asymptotic to k A n n B k\dfrac{A^n}{n^B} for some positive constant k . k. Find the value of A B . \dfrac{A}{B}.


The answer is 8.

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2 solutions

展豪 張
Jun 4, 2016

By Stirling's approximation, n ! 2 π n ( n e ) n n!\sim\sqrt{2\pi n}(\dfrac ne)^n
( 2 n n ) = ( 2 n ) ! ( n ! ) 2 4 π n ( 2 n e ) 2 n ( 2 π n ( n e ) n ) 2 = 1 π 4 n n 1 / 2 \binom{2n}n=\dfrac{(2n)!}{(n!)^2}\sim\dfrac{\sqrt{4\pi n}(\dfrac {2n}e)^{2n}}{(\sqrt{2\pi n}(\dfrac ne)^n)^2}=\dfrac 1{\sqrt\pi}\dfrac{4^n}{n^{1/2}}
A B = 4 1 / 2 = 8 \dfrac AB=\dfrac 4{1/2}=8

Sabhrant Sachan
Jun 4, 2016

lim n ( 2 n n ) can be written as 4 n n π Comparing with k A n n B A = 4 and B = 1 2 A B = 8 \displaystyle \lim_{n \to \infty} \dbinom{2n}{n} \text{ can be written as } \dfrac{4^n}{\sqrt{n\pi}} \\ \text{Comparing with } k\dfrac{A^n}{n^B} \\ A=4 \text{ and } B=\dfrac12 \\ \dfrac{A}{B} = \color{royalblue}{\boxed{8}}

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