The series is defined as :
x_0=0
x_1=1
x_(n+1)=(x_n+x_(n-1))/2
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Show that this series is convergent and find its limit.
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The series is convergent and the limit is one. Simply use the method of induction.
Closed form expression for x(n):
x(n) = 2/3 – 2/3 (-1/2)^n
Proof:
x(0) = 2/3 – 2/3 = 0 – correct
x(1) = 2/3 + 1/3 = 1 – correct
Induction:
x(n+1) =
= 1/2 [2/3 - 2/3 (-1/2)^n + 2/3 - 2/3 (-1/2)^(n-1)] =
= 2/3 – 1/3 [(-1/2)^n + (-1/2)^(n-1)] =
= 2/3 – 1/3 (-1/2)^(n+1) [4 - 2] =
= 2/3 – 2/3 (-1/2)^(n+1)
Answer: the limit is 2/3
isnt this mathematics