Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi

MA:101 Engineering Mathematics

Even Semester (2019-2020)
Tutorial Sheet-2

Topics Covered: Sequence of Real Number (Unit-I)

1. Prove that:
1 1 1
lim ( + +⋯+ ) = 1.
𝑛→∞ √𝑛2 + 1 √𝑛2 + 2 √𝑛2 + 𝑛
2. Using Cauchy’s general principle of convergence show that the following
sequences are convergent or not:
𝑛
(i.) {𝑎𝑛 } = { },
𝑛+1
1 1 1
(ii.) {𝑎𝑛 }𝑛≥1 , where 𝑎𝑛 = 1 + + + ⋯ + ,
2 3 𝑛
1
(iii.) {𝑎𝑛 }𝑛≥1 , where 𝑎𝑛 = .
2𝑛
3. Show that:
1 1 1
(i.) lim [ + (𝑛+1)2 + ⋯ + (2𝑛)2 ] = 0 ,
𝑛→∞ 𝑛2

(ii.) lim [(𝑛2 + 1)1/8 − (𝑛 + 1)1/4 ] = 0.

𝑛→∞

4. By applying Cauchy’s convergence criterion show that the following

sequences {𝑎𝑛 }𝑛≥1 are convergent or not , where:
1 1 1
(i.) 𝑎𝑛 = 1 + + + ⋯ + ,
3 5 2𝑛−1
1 1 1
(ii.) 𝑎𝑛 = 1 + + + ⋯ + .
4 7 3𝑛+2

5. If {𝑎𝑛 } is a sequence of positive real numbers such that

1
𝑎𝑛 = (𝑎𝑛−1 + 𝑎𝑛−2 ), ∀ 𝑛 ≥ 3 ,
2
1
Then show that {𝑎𝑛 } converges to (𝑎1 + 2𝑎2 ) .
3
 𝑛2 𝑛2 𝑛2
6. Let 𝑦𝑛 = (𝑛3 +𝑛+1 )
+ (𝑛3 +𝑛+2 )
+ ⋯+ (𝑛3 +2𝑛 )
. Then show that
𝑦𝑛 converges to 1.

𝑢𝑛+1 4 (𝑛+1)(𝑛+2)…..(2𝑛)
7. Prove that lim = where 𝑢𝑛 = .
𝑛→∞ 𝑢𝑛 𝑒 𝑛𝑛

8. Show that 𝑛1⁄𝑛 → 1.

3 𝑛
1+ √2+ √3+⋯ √𝑛
9. Show that lim =1
𝑛→∞ 𝑛