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Standard XII
Mathematics
Chain Rule of Differentiation
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Question
Find whether the following series is convergent or divergent:
1
+
2
5
x
+
6
9
x
2
+
14
17
x
3
+
.
.
.
2
n
−
1
2
n
+
1
x
n
−
1
+
.
.
.
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Solution
To find whether the following series is convergent or divergent
1
+
2
5
x
+
6
9
x
2
+
14
17
x
3
+
.
.
.
.
.
+
2
n
−
1
2
n
+
1
x
n
−
1
Here,
a
n
=
2
n
−
1
2
n
+
1
x
n
−
1
a
n
−
1
=
2
n
−
1
−
1
2
n
−
1
+
1
x
n
−
2
Also,
a
n
a
n
−
1
=
2
n
−
1
2
n
+
1
x
n
2
n
−
1
−
1
2
n
−
1
+
1
x
n
−
1
⇒
lim
n
→
∞
a
n
a
n
−
1
=
lim
n
→
∞
2
n
−
1
2
n
+
1
x
n
2
n
−
1
−
1
2
n
−
1
+
1
x
n
−
1
On applying limit, we have
⇒
lim
n
→
∞
a
n
a
n
−
1
=
x
Hence, if
x
>
1
, then the series is divergent
and if
x
<
1
, then the series is convergent
If
x
=
1
then
lim
n
→
∞
a
n
=
1
Hence, the series is divergent for
x
=
1
.
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