PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG VALENZUELA

TONGCO ST., MAYSAN, VALENZUELA CITY

JERRY MAE A. RANES

BSED MATH 4-1
MR. SERAFIN SD. RAYMUNDO II
 Write the first five elements of the sequence and determine whether it
A is convergent or divergent. If the sequence converges, find its limit.
(10 points each).

𝟑𝒏𝟑 + 𝟓
1 𝟐𝒏𝟐 − 𝟑𝒏

𝑛 1 2 3 4 5 … 𝑛 …
29 86 197 76 3𝑛3 + 5
𝑎𝑛 −8 … …
2 9 20 7 2𝑛2 − 3𝑛

3𝑛3 + 5
2𝑛2 − 3𝑛
3𝑛3 + 5
lim
𝑛→∞ 2𝑛2 − 3𝑛
3𝑛3 5
+ 2
lim 𝑛2 𝑛
𝑛→∞ 2𝑛2 3𝑛
− 2
𝑛2 𝑛
5
3𝑛 +
lim 𝑛2
𝑛→∞ 3
2−𝑛

∞+0
=
2−0
∞
=
2
= +∞

𝟑𝒏𝟑 + 𝟓
𝒍𝒊𝒎 = +∞
𝒏→∞ 𝟐𝒏𝟐 − 𝟑𝒏
Since the computed limit is +∞, the given sequence is divergent.
 𝟓 − 𝟒𝒏𝟐
2 𝒏𝟐 + 𝟏

𝑛 1 2 3 4 5 … 𝑛 …

1 11 31 59 95 5 − 4𝑛2
𝑎𝑛 − − − − … 𝑛2 + 1 …
2 5 10 17 26

5 − 4𝑛2
𝑛2 + 1
5 − 4𝑛2
lim
𝑛→∞ 𝑛2 + 1
5 4𝑛2
− 2
lim 𝑛2 𝑛
𝑛→∞ 𝑛 2 1
+
𝑛2 𝑛2
5
𝑛 2−4
lim
𝑛→∞ 1
1+ 2
𝑛
0−4
=
1+0
= −4

𝟓 − 𝟒𝒏𝟐
𝒍𝒊𝒎 = −𝟒
𝒏→∞ 𝒏𝟐 + 𝟏

Since the computed limit is −𝟒, the given sequence is convergent.

 Determine if the sequence is increasing, decreasing or not monotonic
B (5 points each).

𝟏𝟓𝒏 − 𝟑
1 −𝟑𝒏 + 𝟓

𝑑𝑦 15𝑛 − 3 −3𝑛 + 5 15 − 15𝑛 − 3 −3

=
𝑑𝑛 −3𝑛 + 5 −3𝑛 + 5 2
𝑑𝑦 15𝑛 − 3 −45𝑛 + 75 + 45𝑛 − 9
=
𝑑𝑛 −3𝑛 + 5 −3𝑛 + 5 2
𝑑𝑦 15𝑛 − 3 66
= 2
𝑑𝑛 −3𝑛 + 5 −3𝑛 + 5

𝑛 1 2 3 4 5 … 𝑛 …
21 57 36 15𝑛 − 3
𝑎𝑛 6 −27 − − − … …
2 7 5 −3𝑛 + 5

𝒅𝒚
Even though 𝒅𝒏 > 𝟎, for 𝒙 ≥ 𝟏, this sequence can be considered as not
monotonic. Because if we will get 𝒂𝟏 , 𝒂𝟐 , and 𝒂𝟑 , the value will be 𝒂𝟏 >
𝒂𝟐 < 𝒂𝟑 . We can also check the behavior of the graph and can notice that
this graph is not continuous.
 𝟓𝒏 − 𝒏𝟐
2 𝒏𝟐 + 𝟑

𝑑𝑦 5𝑛 − 𝑛2 𝑛2 + 3 5 − 2𝑛 − 5𝑛 − 𝑛2 2𝑛
=
𝑑𝑛 𝑛2 + 3 𝑛2 + 3 2
𝑑𝑦 5𝑛 − 𝑛2 5𝑛2 − 2𝑛3 + 15 − 6𝑛 − 10𝑛2 + 2𝑛3
=
𝑑𝑛 𝑛2 + 3 𝑛2 + 3 2
𝑑𝑦 5𝑛 − 𝑛2 −5𝑛2 − 6𝑛 + 15
=
𝑑𝑛 𝑛2 + 3 𝑛2 + 3 2

𝑛 1 2 3 4 5 … 𝑛 …
6 21 4 5𝑛 − 𝑛2
𝑎𝑛 1 0 … …
7 2 19 𝑛2 + 3

𝒅𝒚 𝟏𝟓𝒏−𝟑
Since is 𝒅𝒏 < 𝟎, for 𝒙 ≥ 𝟏, then −𝟑𝒏+𝟓 is decreasing.