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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.

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    Try dividing both the numerator and denominator by $n^n$. The numerator will now start with the term$(1+\frac{1}{n})^n$. Does this look familiar?2012-04-13
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    Thanks, I got: $\frac{(1+\frac{1}{n})^n-(1-\frac{1}{n})^n}{1+\frac{2}{n^n}}$; is that what you meant? if so does the numerator converge to $e-e^{-1}$? and does the denominator converge to infinity?2012-04-13
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    You have the right answer for the numerator, but check your answer for the denominator again.2012-04-13
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    Oops, I meant to write that the denominator converges to 1; if I'm correct then the sequence converges to $e-e^{-1}$.2012-04-13

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