Determine whether the sequence converges or diverges.












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Let : $\a_n=frac{(-pi)^n}{4^n}$



What my teacher told me :



$a_1=frac{-pi}{4} approx -0.785\
a_2=frac{pi^2}{16} approx 0.617\
a_3=frac{-pi^3}{64} approx -0.484\
a_4=frac{pi^4}{256} approx 0.380\$



So the sequence diverges. But I'm not really sure about the answer.



Here is my teacher's work:



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    $a_n = (-1)^n left(frac{pi}{4}right)^n$ and $ frac{pi}{4}<1$ and this is an alternating series..... therefore by the Alternating Series Test this series.....
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    @Clclstdnt: this is a sequence, not a series. No alternating series test.
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    One would not simply list four terms and claim the sequence is divergent or convergent. You may have probably taken a wrong note on what your teacher said.
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    @user587192 I just attached her work
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    @airlangga: Your teacher's point is that $frac{pi}{4}<1$. And the sequence converges.
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    – user587192
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$begingroup$


Let : $\a_n=frac{(-pi)^n}{4^n}$



What my teacher told me :



$a_1=frac{-pi}{4} approx -0.785\
a_2=frac{pi^2}{16} approx 0.617\
a_3=frac{-pi^3}{64} approx -0.484\
a_4=frac{pi^4}{256} approx 0.380\$



So the sequence diverges. But I'm not really sure about the answer.



Here is my teacher's work:



Here's my teacher's work






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  • $begingroup$
    $a_n = (-1)^n left(frac{pi}{4}right)^n$ and $ frac{pi}{4}<1$ and this is an alternating series..... therefore by the Alternating Series Test this series.....
    $endgroup$
    – Clclstdnt
    3 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @Clclstdnt: this is a sequence, not a series. No alternating series test.
    $endgroup$
    – user587192
    3 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    One would not simply list four terms and claim the sequence is divergent or convergent. You may have probably taken a wrong note on what your teacher said.
    $endgroup$
    – user587192
    3 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @user587192 I just attached her work
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    – airlangga
    2 hours ago










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    @airlangga: Your teacher's point is that $frac{pi}{4}<1$. And the sequence converges.
    $endgroup$
    – user587192
    2 hours ago
















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$begingroup$


Let : $\a_n=frac{(-pi)^n}{4^n}$



What my teacher told me :



$a_1=frac{-pi}{4} approx -0.785\
a_2=frac{pi^2}{16} approx 0.617\
a_3=frac{-pi^3}{64} approx -0.484\
a_4=frac{pi^4}{256} approx 0.380\$



So the sequence diverges. But I'm not really sure about the answer.



Here is my teacher's work:



Here's my teacher's work






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Let : $\a_n=frac{(-pi)^n}{4^n}$



What my teacher told me :



$a_1=frac{-pi}{4} approx -0.785\
a_2=frac{pi^2}{16} approx 0.617\
a_3=frac{-pi^3}{64} approx -0.484\
a_4=frac{pi^4}{256} approx 0.380\$



So the sequence diverges. But I'm not really sure about the answer.



Here is my teacher's work:



Here's my teacher's work






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  • $begingroup$
    $a_n = (-1)^n left(frac{pi}{4}right)^n$ and $ frac{pi}{4}<1$ and this is an alternating series..... therefore by the Alternating Series Test this series.....
    $endgroup$
    – Clclstdnt
    3 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @Clclstdnt: this is a sequence, not a series. No alternating series test.
    $endgroup$
    – user587192
    3 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    One would not simply list four terms and claim the sequence is divergent or convergent. You may have probably taken a wrong note on what your teacher said.
    $endgroup$
    – user587192
    3 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @user587192 I just attached her work
    $endgroup$
    – airlangga
    2 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @airlangga: Your teacher's point is that $frac{pi}{4}<1$. And the sequence converges.
    $endgroup$
    – user587192
    2 hours ago




















  • $begingroup$
    $a_n = (-1)^n left(frac{pi}{4}right)^n$ and $ frac{pi}{4}<1$ and this is an alternating series..... therefore by the Alternating Series Test this series.....
    $endgroup$
    – Clclstdnt
    3 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @Clclstdnt: this is a sequence, not a series. No alternating series test.
    $endgroup$
    – user587192
    3 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    One would not simply list four terms and claim the sequence is divergent or convergent. You may have probably taken a wrong note on what your teacher said.
    $endgroup$
    – user587192
    3 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    @user587192 I just attached her work
    $endgroup$
    – airlangga
    2 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @airlangga: Your teacher's point is that $frac{pi}{4}<1$. And the sequence converges.
    $endgroup$
    – user587192
    2 hours ago


















$begingroup$
$a_n = (-1)^n left(frac{pi}{4}right)^n$ and $ frac{pi}{4}<1$ and this is an alternating series..... therefore by the Alternating Series Test this series.....
$endgroup$
– Clclstdnt
3 hours ago






$begingroup$
$a_n = (-1)^n left(frac{pi}{4}right)^n$ and $ frac{pi}{4}<1$ and this is an alternating series..... therefore by the Alternating Series Test this series.....
$endgroup$
– Clclstdnt
3 hours ago














$begingroup$
@Clclstdnt: this is a sequence, not a series. No alternating series test.
$endgroup$
– user587192
3 hours ago






$begingroup$
@Clclstdnt: this is a sequence, not a series. No alternating series test.
$endgroup$
– user587192
3 hours ago














$begingroup$
One would not simply list four terms and claim the sequence is divergent or convergent. You may have probably taken a wrong note on what your teacher said.
$endgroup$
– user587192
3 hours ago






$begingroup$
One would not simply list four terms and claim the sequence is divergent or convergent. You may have probably taken a wrong note on what your teacher said.
$endgroup$
– user587192
3 hours ago














$begingroup$
@user587192 I just attached her work
$endgroup$
– airlangga
2 hours ago




$begingroup$
@user587192 I just attached her work
$endgroup$
– airlangga
2 hours ago












$begingroup$
@airlangga: Your teacher's point is that $frac{pi}{4}<1$. And the sequence converges.
$endgroup$
– user587192
2 hours ago






$begingroup$
@airlangga: Your teacher's point is that $frac{pi}{4}<1$. And the sequence converges.
$endgroup$
– user587192
2 hours ago












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By triangle inequality one has that if $lim_{n to infty} |a_n| = 0$, then $lim_{n to infty} a_n = 0$. Thus, if $a_n = frac{(- pi )^n }{4^n } = frac{ (-1)^n pi^n }{4^n} $. Observe that



$$ left| frac{ (-1)^n pi^n }{4^n} right| = frac{ pi^n }{4^n} = left( frac{ pi }{4} right)^n to 0 $$






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    Well: $$|t|<1to lim_{ntoinfty}t^n=0$$






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      By triangle inequality one has that if $lim_{n to infty} |a_n| = 0$, then $lim_{n to infty} a_n = 0$. Thus, if $a_n = frac{(- pi )^n }{4^n } = frac{ (-1)^n pi^n }{4^n} $. Observe that



      $$ left| frac{ (-1)^n pi^n }{4^n} right| = frac{ pi^n }{4^n} = left( frac{ pi }{4} right)^n to 0 $$






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        By triangle inequality one has that if $lim_{n to infty} |a_n| = 0$, then $lim_{n to infty} a_n = 0$. Thus, if $a_n = frac{(- pi )^n }{4^n } = frac{ (-1)^n pi^n }{4^n} $. Observe that



        $$ left| frac{ (-1)^n pi^n }{4^n} right| = frac{ pi^n }{4^n} = left( frac{ pi }{4} right)^n to 0 $$






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          By triangle inequality one has that if $lim_{n to infty} |a_n| = 0$, then $lim_{n to infty} a_n = 0$. Thus, if $a_n = frac{(- pi )^n }{4^n } = frac{ (-1)^n pi^n }{4^n} $. Observe that



          $$ left| frac{ (-1)^n pi^n }{4^n} right| = frac{ pi^n }{4^n} = left( frac{ pi }{4} right)^n to 0 $$






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          By triangle inequality one has that if $lim_{n to infty} |a_n| = 0$, then $lim_{n to infty} a_n = 0$. Thus, if $a_n = frac{(- pi )^n }{4^n } = frac{ (-1)^n pi^n }{4^n} $. Observe that



          $$ left| frac{ (-1)^n pi^n }{4^n} right| = frac{ pi^n }{4^n} = left( frac{ pi }{4} right)^n to 0 $$







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              Well: $$|t|<1to lim_{ntoinfty}t^n=0$$






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