# finding the limit

• March 16th 2009, 05:12 PM
jackm7
finding the limit
hey, i have a question that i cannot figure out.

Given that lim(n->infinity)=an exists when a1=1 and an+1=sqrt[1+(6/an)] for n>1, find the limit.

how do i go about solving this?

cheers!
• March 16th 2009, 05:24 PM
pankaj
$a_{n+1}=\sqrt{1+\frac{6}{a_n}}$

$\lim_{n\to \infty}a_{n+1}=\lim_{n\to \infty}\sqrt{1+\frac{6}{a_n}}$

$Let \lim_{n\to \infty}a_{n}=a$,then we also have $\lim_{n\to \infty}a_{n+1}=a$

Therefore, $a=\sqrt{1+\frac{6}{a}}$

$a^2=1+\frac{6}{a}$

$a^2-a-6=0$

$
a=3
$
• March 16th 2009, 05:34 PM
jackm7
thank you, i was getting different answers every time i did that question.

i have also stumbled across another ones i am having problems with.

lim(n->infinity) (1+1/2n)^n-1

lim(n->infinity) ln(n+cos(n))/ln(n^2)

any help would be appreciated
• March 16th 2009, 05:45 PM
pankaj
$
\lim_{n\to \infty}((1+\frac{1}{2n})^{2n})^{\frac{n-1}{2n}}
$

= $
\lim_{n\to \infty}((1+\frac{1}{2n})^{2n})^{\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{2n}}
$

= $\sqrt{e}$

Apply L'Hospital for the second limit