Q48 / 155 · WBJEE 2019 · Mathematics

$\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty} \frac{3}{n}\left\{1+\sqrt{\frac{n}{n+3}}+\sqrt{\frac{n}{n+6}}+\sqrt{\frac{n}{n+9}}\right.$$+\ldots+\sqrt{\frac{1}{n+3}(n-1)}$

  • A
    does not exist
  • B
    is 1
  • Correct answer
    C
    is 2
  • D
    is 3

Solution

$\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty} \frac{3}{n}\left[1+\sqrt{\frac{n}{n+3}}+\sqrt{\frac{n}{n+6}}+\sqrt{\frac{n}{n+9}}+\ldots\right.+\sqrt{\frac{n}{n+3(n-1)}}$ $=\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty} \frac{3}{n}\left[\sqrt{\frac{n}{n+3 \times 0}}+\sqrt{\frac{n}{n+3 \times 1}}+\sqrt{\frac{n}{n+3 \times 2}}\right.$ $+\sqrt{\frac{n}{n+3 \times 3}}+\ldots+\sqrt{\frac{n}{n+3(n-1)}}$ $=\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty} \frac{3}{n}\left[\sum_{r=0}^{n-1} \sqrt{\frac{n}{n+3 r}}\right]$ $=\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty} \frac{3}{n}\left[\sum_{r=0}^{n-1}\left[\frac{1}{1+3\left(\frac{r}{n}\right)}\right]\right.$ $=3 \lim _{n \rightarrow \infty} \frac{1}{n} \sum_{r=0}^{n-1} \left(\sqrt{1+3\left(\frac{r}{n}\right)}\right)^{-\frac{1}{2}}$ $=3 \int_{0}^{1} \sqrt{\frac{1}{1+3 x}} d x$ $=3 \int_{0}^{1}(1+3 x)^{-1 / 2} d x$ $=3\left[\frac{2 \sqrt{1+3 x}}{3}\right]_{0}^{1}$ $=[4-2]$ $=2$

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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