L ( n ) = n + 1 1 + n + 2 1 + n + 3 1 + . . . + 2 n 1
For L ( n ) as defined above, find n → ∞ lim L ( n ) . Give your answer to 3 decimal place.
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Here is another way of doing it.
n + 1 1 + n + 2 1 + . . . + 2 n 1 = 1 + 2 1 + 3 1 + . . . + 2 n 1 − ( 1 + 2 1 + . . . + n 1 )
Now, the second term(the one in parentheses) can be re-written as
2 2 + 4 2 + . . . + 2 n 2
So, the whole sum becomes
1 − 2 1 + 3 1 − 4 1 + . . . + 2 n − 1 1 − 2 n 1
And clearly, the limit is ln 2 ≈ 0 . 6 9 3 as can be shown using series for ln ( 1 + x ) with ∣ x ∣ < 1
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Relevant wiki: Riemann Sums
n → ∞ lim L ( n ) = n → ∞ lim n + 1 1 + n + 2 1 + n + 3 1 + ⋯ + n + n 1 = n → ∞ lim k = 1 ∑ n n + k 1 = n → ∞ lim n 1 k = 1 ∑ n 1 + n k 1 = ∫ 0 1 1 + x 1 d x = ln ( 1 + x ) ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ 0 1 = ln 2 ≈ 0 . 6 9 3 Using Riemann sums: n → ∞ lim n 1 k = a ∑ b f ( n k ) = n → ∞ lim ∫ a / n b / n f ( x ) d x