Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - Sequences - 11.1 Exercises - Page 705: 77

Answer

Increasing and bounded.

Work Step by Step

The function $f(x)= 3- 2x e^{-x}$ is always increasing for all $x\geq 1$. Therefore, the corresponding sequence $a_n= 3- 2n e^{-n}$ is increasing. $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}= 3- 2 \lim\limits_{n \to \infty}= 3- 2*0= 3$ The sequence has 3 as an upper bound. Thus, since all increasing sequences are bounded below , $a_n$ is bounded.
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