Does a_n=n^x/(n!) converge for any x?

2 Answers
May 26, 2016

The sequence a_n->0 for any fixed x

Explanation:

For any fixed x = x_0 there is a n_0 such that for n>n_0 the sequence a_n->0. The converse is easy to obtain. Given a n_0 then fixing a x_0 = log_e(n_0!)/log_en_0, for n>n_0 then a_n(x_0)->0

May 26, 2016

For every x, lim_(nrarroo)n^x/(n!) = 0

Explanation:

Exponential grows faster than power.

AAx lim_(nrarroo)n^x/(e^n) = 0

Factorial grows faster than exponential.

lim_(nrarroo)e^n/(n!) = 0

The product must also go to 0