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kdinser
Nov6-04, 06:44 AM
This is in the series and convergence chapter

infinit sum (2^(n)+1)/2^(n+1)

lim as n goes to infinity of
(2^(n)+1)/2^(n+1) = \frac{1+2^{-n}}{2}=1/2

couldn't get latex to work right for the first part.

himanshu121
Nov6-04, 07:10 AM
Lim_{n \inf} {(\frac{1}{2})}^n = 0

arildno
Nov6-04, 07:10 AM
You have:
\frac{2^{n}+1}{2^{n+1}}=\frac{1}{2}\frac{2^{n}+1}{ 2^{n}}=\frac{1}{2}(1+2^{-n})

kdinser
Nov6-04, 07:52 AM
Thanks, my algebra still seems to be a little rusty.

forgot that 2^{n+1}=2^n * 2^1

makes sense now and so do a few other ones that have been giving me headaches this morning.