z n + 1 = 1 + 1 + z n 2 z n
Suppose we define a recurrence relation as described above with initial term of z 1 = 1 . Evaluate the limit below.
n → ∞ lim ( 2 n + 1 × z n )
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From the first few values of z n , we note that z n = tan ( 2 n + 1 π ) . Let us proof it by induction.
For n = 1 , z 1 = tan ( 2 2 π ) = tan 4 π = 1 . Therefore it is true for n = 1 .
Assuming that it is true for all n ≥ 1 , then:
z n + 1 Since tan ( 2 n + 1 π ) ⇒ z n ⇒ 1 + 1 + z n 2 z n = tan ( 2 n + 2 π ) = tan ( 2 1 ˙ 2 n + 1 π ) = 1 − tan 2 ( 2 1 ˙ 2 n + 1 π ) 2 tan ( 2 1 ˙ 2 n + 1 π ) = 1 − z n + 1 2 2 z n + 1 = 1 − z n + 1 2 + 1 − 2 z n + 1 2 + z n + 1 4 + 4 z n + 1 2 2 z n + 1 = 1 − z n + 1 2 + 1 + 2 z n + 1 2 + z n + 1 4 2 z n + 1 = 1 − z n + 1 2 + 1 + z n + 1 2 2 z n + 1 = z n + 1
It is true for n + 1 too and therefore true for all n ≥ 1 .
Therefore,
n → ∞ lim 2 n + 1 z n = n → ∞ lim 2 n + 1 tan ( 2 n + 1 π ) = 2 n + 1 ( 2 n + 1 π ) = π