Infinite Sequence Involving A Factorial

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Homework Statement


a_n = \frac{(2n -1)!}{(2n)^n}


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The Attempt at a Solution


I am not exactly sure how to solve this problem.
 
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Bashyboy said:

Homework Statement


a_n = \frac{(2n -1)!}{(2n)^n}


Homework Equations





The Attempt at a Solution


I am not exactly sure how to solve this problem.


What are you supposed to do with an? Find its limit? Sum it?

RGV
 
Oh, I am sorry that I did not specify. I need to take the limit as n goes to infinity of this sequence.
 
Does it seem, to anyone, that I have left any more information out?
 
Hint: Try looking at a bound...what's it greater than, or what's it less than. Then take the limit of that, you should have your answer.
 
There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...
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