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paniurelis
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Let's have a sequence [tex]x_n=\sum_{k=1}^{k=n}{\frac{1}{2^{\sqrt{k}}}[/tex].
We must prove it is convergent.
First thought, let's try to prove it is monotonic and bounded, which means convergence of sequence.
Monotonicity is easy, [tex]\forall n \in N: x_{n+1}-x_n = \frac{1}{2^{\sqrt{n+1}}} > 0[/tex]
So, sequence is increasing. Next, I should prove it has an upper bound, but I am not able to come up with bigger sequence which would have a positive finite limit.
Any ideas ?
We must prove it is convergent.
First thought, let's try to prove it is monotonic and bounded, which means convergence of sequence.
Monotonicity is easy, [tex]\forall n \in N: x_{n+1}-x_n = \frac{1}{2^{\sqrt{n+1}}} > 0[/tex]
So, sequence is increasing. Next, I should prove it has an upper bound, but I am not able to come up with bigger sequence which would have a positive finite limit.
Any ideas ?