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Powering Up the Root (Posted on 2011-09-24) Difficulty: 3 of 5
A sequence {A(n)} satisfies:

A(1) = √2, and:

A(n)= (√2)A(n-1) for n =2, 3,……

Determine this limit:

Limit A(n)
n → ∞

  Submitted by K Sengupta    
Rating: 3.5000 (2 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
The required limit is 2.

For an explanation refer to the respective solutions submitted by Steve Herman and Charlie here and here.

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  Subject Author Date
Solutioncomputer solutionCharlie2011-09-24 14:57:05
Some ThoughtsBy inspection (spoiler)Steve Herman2011-09-24 14:53:58
SolutionspoilerAdy TZIDON2011-09-24 11:59:09
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