cleopatra Messages 45 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Feb 26, 2009 #1 Homework Statement ∞ lim "sum"(1/n^2) n→∞ n=0 Can you help me find the final solution? The Attempt at a Solution lim (1/n^2) = 0 ? n-∞ But the "sum" confuses
Homework Statement ∞ lim "sum"(1/n^2) n→∞ n=0 Can you help me find the final solution? The Attempt at a Solution lim (1/n^2) = 0 ? n-∞ But the "sum" confuses
djeitnstine Gold Member Messages 611 Reaction score 0 Feb 26, 2009 #2 [tex]Lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} \Sigma \left( \frac{1}{n^{2}}\right)[/tex] So sum each successive term [tex]\frac{1}{1}+\frac{1}{2^{2}}+\frac{1}{3^{2}}+\frac{1}{4^{2}}+\frac{1}{5^{2}}...[/tex] Last edited: Feb 26, 2009
[tex]Lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} \Sigma \left( \frac{1}{n^{2}}\right)[/tex] So sum each successive term [tex]\frac{1}{1}+\frac{1}{2^{2}}+\frac{1}{3^{2}}+\frac{1}{4^{2}}+\frac{1}{5^{2}}...[/tex]
cleopatra Messages 45 Reaction score 0 Feb 26, 2009 #3 There must be a way to find a final solution (with only one number). Anybody?