SOLUTION: hi i was asked to find: 1. the nth term for this sequence 1/2,1/4,1/6,1/8, 2.if its convergent or not? 3. and what is its limit? what i figured out is the nth term of the s

Question 696770: hi
i was asked to find:
1. the nth term for this sequence 1/2,1/4,1/6,1/8,
2.if its convergent or not?
3. and what is its limit?
what i figured out is the nth term of the sequence is 1/2n
but i'm not sure if its convergent or not?i dont know the limit?
thank you all help is appreciated?
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, MathGeek87:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if is the nth term, then
where =,,,,...
its limit: obviously as -> or ,
and if -> from the right, or from the left then
Answer by MathGeek87(9) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
why it is -inf in the second case?
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