What (if exists) the $\lim \limits_{n\to \infty}\frac{(n+1)^n-(n-1)^n}{n^n+2}$?
Should I use the binomial theory in the numerator? Please try to keep it as elementary as possible because we are only in the beginning of the course.
Thanks a lot.
What (if exists) the $\lim \limits_{n\to \infty}\frac{(n+1)^n-(n-1)^n}{n^n+2}$?
Should I use the binomial theory in the numerator? Please try to keep it as elementary as possible because we are only in the beginning of the course.
Thanks a lot.
For sake of complete answer, this answer will reflect the discussion in the comments of the question.
$\begin{align*} \lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\frac{(n+1)^n-(n-1)^n}{n^n+2}&=\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\frac{\left(1+\frac{1}{n}\right)^n-\left(1-\frac{1}{n}\right)^n}{1+\frac{2}{n^n}}\quad\text{(Divide by $n^n$)}\\ &=\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\frac{e-e^{-1}}{1}\quad\text{(Use $\left(1+\frac{a}{n}\right)^n=e^a$ for numerator)}\\ &=e-e^{-1} \end{align*}$
For simplification, does it help you to consider a general $n$ on the (real) number line? Then adjacent integers can be described as $n-1$ and $n+1$ and we have a sequence of three numbers $n-1, n, n+1$. The difference of the two endpoints $n+1 - (n-1)$ is $2$. What then, happens to the differences for powers of these integers?
Does that aid you in any way?