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Problem 51
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Section 8.1: Sequences
Chapter 8: Infinite Sequences and Series
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21 Nov 2021
Given information
Consider the sequence .
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
For , .
For ,
For ,
Similarly now
For
For
For
Thus from the above variations, the sequence is monotonically decreasing for odd values and it is monotonically increasing for even values.
But for all values of , the sequence is not monotonic.