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JEE Mathematics 2023 Question with Solution

limn{(12223)(12225)(12222n+1)}\lim_{n} \to \infty \left\{ \left( \frac{1}{2^2 - 2^3} \right) \left( \frac{1}{2^2 - 2^5} \right) \cdots \left( \frac{1}{2^2 - 2^{2n+1}} \right) \right\} is equal to:

  • A

    12\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}

  • B

    2\sqrt{2}

  • C

    11

  • D

    00

Answer

Correct answer:D

Step-by-step solution

Standard Method

Given:

P=limn{(12223)(12225)(12222n+1)}P = \lim_{n \to \infty} \left\{ \left( \frac{1}{2^2 - 2^3} \right) \left( \frac{1}{2^2 - 2^5} \right) \cdots \left( \frac{1}{2^2 - 2^{2n+1}} \right) \right\}

Find: The value of the limit.

Each factor is

12222k+1=1422k+1,k=1,2,,n\frac{1}{2^2 - 2^{2k+1}} = \frac{1}{4 - 2^{2k+1}}, \quad k = 1,2,\dots,n

For every k1k \ge 1, we have 22k+1>42^{2k+1} > 4, so 422k+1<04 - 2^{2k+1} < 0 and hence the magnitude of each factor is less than 11 for sufficiently large kk.

In particular, the first factor is

12223=148=14\frac{1}{2^2 - 2^3} = \frac{1}{4-8} = -\frac{1}{4}

whose magnitude is 14<1\frac{1}{4} < 1. Multiplying infinitely many factors whose magnitudes are bounded away from growing and include factors with magnitude less than 11 drives the product to 00.

Therefore,

P=0P = 0

So, the correct option is D.

Behavior of Infinite Product

Given: The product contains factors of the form 1422k+1\frac{1}{4 - 2^{2k+1}}.

Find: The limit as nn \to \infty.

Notice that already the first term is 14-\frac{1}{4}, and later terms have even smaller magnitude because 422k+1|4 - 2^{2k+1}| keeps increasing.

Hence the absolute value of the product keeps shrinking toward 00. Therefore the limit of the product is 00, so the correct option is D.

Common mistakes

  • Assuming the product can approach a nonzero value because some factors are negative. The sign may alternate, but the magnitude of the product is what determines convergence here. Track the absolute value of the factors.

  • Treating each factor as greater than 11 in magnitude without checking the denominator carefully. Since the denominator magnitude grows rapidly, each factor has magnitude less than 11, so the product shrinks.

  • Using an incorrect bounding argument with ordered negative numbers. For negative factors, direct inequality comparisons can be misleading. It is safer to bound the absolute value of the product.

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