Compute $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty }\frac{981}{n+5}\sum_{i=1}^{n} \left (\frac{i^2}{n^2} \right)$

Question

Compute the given limit $$ \lim_{n \to \infty }\frac{981}{n+5}\sum_{i=1}^{n} \left (\frac{i^2}{n^2} \right) $$ The sum is:

Can someone please show me the steps to complete this problem? The answer I arrived at was 0 but the homework program is telling me that it's wrong.

Thank you.

Answer 1

Firstly calculate the sum$$\sum_{i=1}^{n}\frac{i^2}{n^2}=\frac{1}{n^2}\sum_{i=1}^{n}i^2=\frac{1}{n^2}\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}=\frac{\not n^2}{\not{n^2}}\frac{(1+\frac1n)(2n+1)}{6}$$ Therefore $$\begin{align*}\lim_{n \to \infty}\frac{981}{n+5}\frac{(1+\frac1n)(2n+1)}{6}&=\lim_{n\to \infty}\frac{\not n}{\not n}\frac{981(1+\frac1n)(2+\frac1n)}{6(1+\frac5n)}\overset{\frac1n\to 0}=\\\\&=\frac{981(1+0)\cdot(2+0)}{6(1+0)}=\frac{981\cdot2}{6}=\frac{981}{3}=327\end{align*}$$

Answer 2

Hint: Pull the $\frac{1}{n^2}$ out of the sum and use the identity $$\sum_{i=1}^ni^2= \frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}$$

Answer 3

Hint1: $$\begin{split} \lim_{n \to \infty }\frac{981}{n+5}\sum_{i=1}^{n} \left(\frac{i^2}{n^2} \right) &= \lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{981}{n+5} \cdot \frac{\sum_{i=1}^{n}i^2}{n^2}\\ \end{split}$$

Hint2:

$$ \sum_{i=1}^{n}i^2 = \frac{n\cdot (n+1) \cdot 2n+1)}{6}$$

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$$\begin{split} \lim_{n \to \infty }\frac{981}{n+5}\sum_{i=1}^{n} \left(\frac{i^2}{n^2} \right) &= \lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{981}{n+5} \frac{\sum_{i=1}^{n}i^2}{n^2}\\ &= \lim_{n \to \infty}\frac{981}{n+5} \frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6 \cdot n^2}\\ &= \lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{n}{n} \cdot \frac{981 (2n^2+3n+1)}{(6n^2 +30n)}\\ &= \lim_{n \to \infty}\frac{n^2}{n^2} \cdot \frac{981\cdot(2+\frac{3}{n} + \frac{1}{n^2})}{6(1 + \frac{30}{n})} \\ &= \lim_{n \to \infty}\frac{327\cdot(2+\frac{3}{n} + \frac{1}{n^2})}{2(1 + \frac{30}{n})} &= 327 \end{split}$$

Answer 4

I see a (calculus) tag. So ... that homework problem must follow a chapter on Riemann sums ... Let's try that.

Consider the integral $$ \int_0^1 x^2\,dx = \frac{1}{3} . $$ That integrand $x^2$ is continuous, therefore Riemann integrable. Consider the "upper sums" for $n$ equal-size intervals.

$$ \sum_{i=1}^n \left(\frac{i}{n}\right)^2\cdot\frac{1}{n} \to \frac{1}{3} $$ as $n \to \infty$. So the original probem must have answer $981/3 = 327$.

Answer 5

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