Does this power sequence converge or diverge? If it converges, what is the limit?












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Say I have this sequence:



$$a_n = frac{n^2}{sqrt{n^3 + 4n}}$$



Again, I don't think I can divide the numerator and denominator by $n^{1.5}$... that seems like it complicates things. What else can I do?



I can't square the top and bottom because that changes the value of the general sequence. Can I divide by $n^2$?



Is this valid:



$$a_n = frac{1}{sqrt{frac{n^3}{n^4} + frac{4}{n}}}$$






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    What are you trying to do with the sequence? Are you trying to determine if it converges / find its limit? In your last identity, you should have $4/n^3$ in the denominator.
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$begingroup$


Say I have this sequence:



$$a_n = frac{n^2}{sqrt{n^3 + 4n}}$$



Again, I don't think I can divide the numerator and denominator by $n^{1.5}$... that seems like it complicates things. What else can I do?



I can't square the top and bottom because that changes the value of the general sequence. Can I divide by $n^2$?



Is this valid:



$$a_n = frac{1}{sqrt{frac{n^3}{n^4} + frac{4}{n}}}$$






sequences-and-series







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    What are you trying to do with the sequence? Are you trying to determine if it converges / find its limit? In your last identity, you should have $4/n^3$ in the denominator.
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    13 hours ago
















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$begingroup$


Say I have this sequence:



$$a_n = frac{n^2}{sqrt{n^3 + 4n}}$$



Again, I don't think I can divide the numerator and denominator by $n^{1.5}$... that seems like it complicates things. What else can I do?



I can't square the top and bottom because that changes the value of the general sequence. Can I divide by $n^2$?



Is this valid:



$$a_n = frac{1}{sqrt{frac{n^3}{n^4} + frac{4}{n}}}$$






sequences-and-series







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Say I have this sequence:



$$a_n = frac{n^2}{sqrt{n^3 + 4n}}$$



Again, I don't think I can divide the numerator and denominator by $n^{1.5}$... that seems like it complicates things. What else can I do?



I can't square the top and bottom because that changes the value of the general sequence. Can I divide by $n^2$?



Is this valid:



$$a_n = frac{1}{sqrt{frac{n^3}{n^4} + frac{4}{n}}}$$






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  • $begingroup$
    What are you trying to do with the sequence? Are you trying to determine if it converges / find its limit? In your last identity, you should have $4/n^3$ in the denominator.
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    13 hours ago




















  • $begingroup$
    What are you trying to do with the sequence? Are you trying to determine if it converges / find its limit? In your last identity, you should have $4/n^3$ in the denominator.
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    – MisterRiemann
    13 hours ago


















$begingroup$
What are you trying to do with the sequence? Are you trying to determine if it converges / find its limit? In your last identity, you should have $4/n^3$ in the denominator.
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– MisterRiemann
13 hours ago






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What are you trying to do with the sequence? Are you trying to determine if it converges / find its limit? In your last identity, you should have $4/n^3$ in the denominator.
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You can easily find a divergent minorant:



$$frac{n^2}{sqrt{n^3 + 4n}} ge frac{n^2}{sqrt{n^3 + 4n^color{blue}{3}}} = sqrt{frac{n}{5}} to +infty$$






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    Hint: It is $$sqrt{frac{n^4}{n^3+4n}}$$ and this is divergent.






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      We have:



      $$a_n = frac{sqrt{n} }{sqrt{1 + frac{4}{n^2}}}$$



      You can see that the denominator tends to 1, so that $a_n$ clearly diverges, behaving asymptotically as $sqrt{n}$.






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        How did you get to here?
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        Multiply by $frac{n^{1.5}}{n^{1.5}}$.
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        Can you flesh that out a bit? Don't you mean divide top and bottom by $n^{1.5}$
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      You can easily find a divergent minorant:



      $$frac{n^2}{sqrt{n^3 + 4n}} ge frac{n^2}{sqrt{n^3 + 4n^color{blue}{3}}} = sqrt{frac{n}{5}} to +infty$$






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        You can easily find a divergent minorant:



        $$frac{n^2}{sqrt{n^3 + 4n}} ge frac{n^2}{sqrt{n^3 + 4n^color{blue}{3}}} = sqrt{frac{n}{5}} to +infty$$






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          You can easily find a divergent minorant:



          $$frac{n^2}{sqrt{n^3 + 4n}} ge frac{n^2}{sqrt{n^3 + 4n^color{blue}{3}}} = sqrt{frac{n}{5}} to +infty$$






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          You can easily find a divergent minorant:



          $$frac{n^2}{sqrt{n^3 + 4n}} ge frac{n^2}{sqrt{n^3 + 4n^color{blue}{3}}} = sqrt{frac{n}{5}} to +infty$$







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              Hint: It is $$sqrt{frac{n^4}{n^3+4n}}$$ and this is divergent.






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                Hint: It is $$sqrt{frac{n^4}{n^3+4n}}$$ and this is divergent.






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                  Hint: It is $$sqrt{frac{n^4}{n^3+4n}}$$ and this is divergent.






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                  Hint: It is $$sqrt{frac{n^4}{n^3+4n}}$$ and this is divergent.







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                      We have:



                      $$a_n = frac{sqrt{n} }{sqrt{1 + frac{4}{n^2}}}$$



                      You can see that the denominator tends to 1, so that $a_n$ clearly diverges, behaving asymptotically as $sqrt{n}$.






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                        How did you get to here?
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                        Multiply by $frac{n^{1.5}}{n^{1.5}}$.
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                        – Matthew Masarik
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                        Can you flesh that out a bit? Don't you mean divide top and bottom by $n^{1.5}$
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                      $begingroup$

                      We have:



                      $$a_n = frac{sqrt{n} }{sqrt{1 + frac{4}{n^2}}}$$



                      You can see that the denominator tends to 1, so that $a_n$ clearly diverges, behaving asymptotically as $sqrt{n}$.






                      share|cite|improve this answer









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                        How did you get to here?
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                        Multiply by $frac{n^{1.5}}{n^{1.5}}$.
                        $endgroup$
                        – Matthew Masarik
                        13 hours ago










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                        Can you flesh that out a bit? Don't you mean divide top and bottom by $n^{1.5}$
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                      $begingroup$

                      We have:



                      $$a_n = frac{sqrt{n} }{sqrt{1 + frac{4}{n^2}}}$$



                      You can see that the denominator tends to 1, so that $a_n$ clearly diverges, behaving asymptotically as $sqrt{n}$.






                      share|cite|improve this answer









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                      We have:



                      $$a_n = frac{sqrt{n} }{sqrt{1 + frac{4}{n^2}}}$$



                      You can see that the denominator tends to 1, so that $a_n$ clearly diverges, behaving asymptotically as $sqrt{n}$.







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                        How did you get to here?
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                        Multiply by $frac{n^{1.5}}{n^{1.5}}$.
                        $endgroup$
                        – Matthew Masarik
                        13 hours ago










                      • $begingroup$
                        Can you flesh that out a bit? Don't you mean divide top and bottom by $n^{1.5}$
                        $endgroup$
                        – Jwan622
                        13 hours ago




















                      • $begingroup$
                        How did you get to here?
                        $endgroup$
                        – Jwan622
                        13 hours ago










                      • $begingroup$
                        Multiply by $frac{n^{1.5}}{n^{1.5}}$.
                        $endgroup$
                        – Matthew Masarik
                        13 hours ago










                      • $begingroup$
                        Can you flesh that out a bit? Don't you mean divide top and bottom by $n^{1.5}$
                        $endgroup$
                        – Jwan622
                        13 hours ago


















                      $begingroup$
                      How did you get to here?
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                      – Jwan622
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                      $begingroup$
                      How did you get to here?
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                      – Jwan622
                      13 hours ago












                      $begingroup$
                      Multiply by $frac{n^{1.5}}{n^{1.5}}$.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Matthew Masarik
                      13 hours ago




                      $begingroup$
                      Multiply by $frac{n^{1.5}}{n^{1.5}}$.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Matthew Masarik
                      13 hours ago












                      $begingroup$
                      Can you flesh that out a bit? Don't you mean divide top and bottom by $n^{1.5}$
                      $endgroup$
                      – Jwan622
                      13 hours ago






                      $begingroup$
                      Can you flesh that out a bit? Don't you mean divide top and bottom by $n^{1.5}$
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