What I am trying is finding $A_n < X_n < B_n$, proving that $A_n$ and $B_n$ converge, and then $X_n$ converges. I first found that $A_n = \frac{n}{n^2 + 1}$ converges because the limit is zero. I still need to find $B_n$.
Convergence of sequence: $X_n = \frac{n}{n^2 + 1} + \frac{n}{n^2 + 2} + \frac{n}{n^2 + 3} + \cdots + \frac{n}{n^2 + n}$
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calculus
real-analysis
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1Not very clearly put, but you are choosing, I think, $A_n=\frac{n^2}{n^2+n}$ and $B_n=\frac{n^2}{n^2}$. Then Squeezing gives limit $1$. – 2012-06-30
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Take the upper bound$B_n=n \frac{n}{n^2+1}$ and the lower bound $A_n= n \frac{n}{n^2+n}$ Hence $ \lim_{ n \rightarrow \infty} X_n =1$
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1As $X_n$ is defined it implies that is it defined for $ n \geq 1$. But even if it had a problem at $n=0$ it would not change the strenght of the argument because for a limit you just need a $k_0$ such that the above inequalities hold $ \forall n \geq k_0$ – 2012-06-30