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Ch. 10 - Infinite Sequences and Series
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10장, 문제 10.1.123

In Exercises 121–124, determine whether the sequence is monotonic and whether it is bounded.
aₙ = 2ⁿ 3ⁿ / n!

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First, write down the given sequence explicitly: \(a_n = \frac{2^n 3^n}{n!} = \frac{(2 \cdot 3)^n}{n!} = \frac{6^n}{n!}\).
To determine if the sequence is monotonic, consider the ratio \(\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_n}\) and analyze whether it is greater than, less than, or equal to 1. Compute this ratio as \(\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_n} = \frac{6^{n+1} / (n+1)!}{6^n / n!} = \frac{6^{n+1}}{6^n} \cdot \frac{n!}{(n+1)!} = \frac{6}{n+1}\).
Analyze the ratio \(\frac{6}{n+1}\): for values of \(n\) where \(\frac{6}{n+1} > 1\), the sequence is increasing; where \(\frac{6}{n+1} < 1\), the sequence is decreasing. This helps identify intervals of monotonicity.
To check if the sequence is bounded, consider the behavior of \(a_n = \frac{6^n}{n!}\) as \(n\) becomes very large. Recall that factorial growth (\(n!\)) eventually outpaces exponential growth (\$6^n\(), which suggests the sequence might approach zero for large \)n$.
Summarize the findings: use the ratio test to determine monotonicity intervals and the growth comparison between \$6^n\( and \)n!$ to conclude about boundedness.

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