Determine whether the Sequence is decreasing or increasing.I have the sequence ( 10 n ) ( 2 n ) ! and am trying to determine whether the sequence decreases or increases. I feel like the best way to proceed would be to use the squeeze theorem, but am unsure how to apply it to the problem.

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Determine whether the Sequence is decreasing or increasing.I have the sequence             (              10        n            )              (      2      n      )      !       and am trying to determine whether the sequence decreases or increases. I feel like the best way to proceed would be to use the squeeze theorem, but am unsure how to apply it to the problem.

Martha Dickson · Accepted Answer

The hint:            a              n        +        1                    a      n        =                    10                  n          +          1                            (        2        n        +        2        )        !                            10        n                    (        2        n        )        !              =      5          (      n      +      1      )      (      2      n      +      1      )        &amp;lt;  1for all   n  ≥  1

Ignacio Riggs · Accepted Answer

Let       a    n    =            10      n              (      2      n      )      !       defined for natural numbers. Now, let examine the following ratio            a              n        +        1                    a      n        =                    10                  n          +          1                            (        2        (        n        +        1        )        )        !                            10        n                    (        2        n        )        !              =      10          (      2      n      +      1      )      (      2      n      +      2      )      Now, observe that             a              n        +        1                    a      n        &amp;lt;  1 for every   n  ≥  1. Thus,       a          n      +      1        &amp;lt;      a    n   which means that   {      a    n    } is decreasing sequence.

Determine whether the Sequence is decreasing or increasing. I have the sequence ((10^n))/((2n)!) and am trying to determine whether the sequence decreases or increases. I feel like the best way to proceed would be to use the squeeze theorem, but am unsure how to apply it to the problem.

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