Gentle sum 2-riemann integral

Calculus Level 3

Find value lim n k = 1 n k 3 n 4 \lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\sum_{k=1}^{n}\frac{k^3}{n^4}


The answer is 0.25.

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1 solution

Tom Engelsman
Aug 24, 2017

The above series sums to 1 n 4 n 2 ( n + 1 ) 2 4 = n 4 + 2 n 3 + n 2 4 n 4 = 1 4 + 1 2 n + 1 4 n 2 . \frac{1}{n^4} \cdot \frac{n^{2}(n+1)^{2}}{4} = \frac{n^4 + 2n^3 + n^2}{4n^4} = \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{2n} + \frac{1}{4n^2}. The final limit as n n \rightarrow \infty is 1 4 . \boxed{\frac{1}{4}}.

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