is equal to:
- A
- B
- C
- D
is equal to:
Correct answer:D
Standard Method
Given:
Find: The value of the limit.
Each factor is
For every , we have , so and hence the magnitude of each factor is less than for sufficiently large .
In particular, the first factor is
whose magnitude is . Multiplying infinitely many factors whose magnitudes are bounded away from growing and include factors with magnitude less than drives the product to .
Therefore,
So, the correct option is D.
Behavior of Infinite Product
Given: The product contains factors of the form .
Find: The limit as .
Notice that already the first term is , and later terms have even smaller magnitude because keeps increasing.
Hence the absolute value of the product keeps shrinking toward . Therefore the limit of the product is , so the correct option is D.
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 in magnitude without checking the denominator carefully. Since the denominator magnitude grows rapidly, each factor has magnitude less than , 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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