Q116 / 160 · AP EAMCET 2018 (24 Apr Shift 1) · Mathematics

$\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty}\left[\left(1+\frac{1}{n^2}\right)\left(1+\frac{2^2}{n^2}\right) \ldots\left(1+\frac{n^2}{n^2}\right)\right]^{\frac{1}{n}}=$

  • A
    $3 e^{\frac{\pi-4}{6}}$
  • B
    $2 e^{\frac{\pi-2}{4}}$
  • Correct answer
    C
    $2 e^{\frac{\pi-4}{2}}$
  • D
    $4 e^{\frac{\pi-4}{4}}$

Solution

Let $A=\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty}\left[\left(1+\frac{1}{n^2}\right)\left(1+\frac{2^2}{n^2}\right) \ldots\left(1+\frac{n^2}{n^2}\right)\right]^{\frac{1}{n}}$ taking log on both side $$ \begin{gathered} \log _e A=\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty} \frac{1}{n} \\ {\left[\log \left(1+\frac{1}{n^2}\right)+\log \left(1+\frac{2^2}{n^2}\right) \ldots \log \left(1+\frac{n^2}{n^2}\right)\right]} \\ \log A=\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty} \sum_{r=1}^n \log \left(1+\frac{r^2}{n^2}\right) \frac{1}{n}=\int_0^1 \log \left(1+x^2\right) d x \end{gathered} $$ [Applying formula $\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty} \sum_{r=1}^n f\left(\frac{r}{n}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{n}=\int_0^1 f(x) d x$ $$ =\int_0^5 \log \left(1+x^2\right) \cdot 1 d x $$ using by parts, $$ \begin{aligned} & =\log \left(1+x^2\right) \int 1 d x-\int\left[\frac{d}{d x}\left(\log \left(1+x^2\right) \int 1 d x\right] d x\right. \\ & =x \log \left(1+x^2\right)-\int \frac{2 x}{1+x^2} \cdot x d x \\ & =x \log \left(1+x^2\right)-2 \int \frac{x^2}{1+x^2} d x \\ & =x \log \left(1+x^2\right)-2 \int \frac{1+x^2}{1+x^2}+2 \int \frac{1}{1+x^2} d x \\ & =x \log \left(1+x^2\right)-2 \int 1 d x+2 \tan ^{-1}(x) \\ & =\left[x \log \left(1+x^2\right)-2 x+2 \tan ^{-1}(x)\right]_0^1 \\ & \Rightarrow \log { }_e A=\left[1 \cdot \log 2-2+2 \tan ^{-1}(1)-0+0-0\right] \end{aligned} $$ $A=e^{\log 2-2+2 \cdot \frac{\pi}{4}}=e^{\log 2} \cdot e^{\frac{\pi}{2}-2}=2 e^{\frac{\pi-4}{2}}$.

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

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