夹逼定理
设 a n , b n , c n {a_n},{b_n},{c_n} an,bn,cn 为三个序列,并且存在一个自然数 N 0 N_0 N0 ,使得 c n ≤ a n ≤ b n , ∀ n ≥ N 0 {c_n}\leq{a_n}\leq{b_n},\forall n \geq N_0 cn≤an≤bn,∀n≥N0。 若 b n {b_n} bn和 c n {c_n} cn都有极限存在,并都等于 l l l,则 a n {a_n} an的极限存在,并且也等于 l l l。
这个定理的内容,顾名思义,相信各位都可以很好的理解。现在废话不多说,下面给出几个例题来展示夹逼定理的应用。
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哦对了,忘了说,在求极限的时候,我们有一个极限的四则运算法则,现暂不说明。就本题而言,和式里每一项都是无穷小量,并且不是有限个,故四则运算法则无效。这时候我们就需要考虑从另一个角度去处理该问题:我们可不可以通过放缩,将整个和式恰当的放大和缩小,再运用夹逼定理从侧面去求解其极限呢?显然是可以的,具体操作如下:
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(这里简单说明下,由于
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limn→+∞n2+1n=limn→+∞1+n211=1,
所以由夹逼定理可知
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limn→+∞(n2+11+n2+21+⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅+n2+n1)=1
2.求 lim n → + ∞ ( 1 n 2 + n + 1 + 1 n 2 + n + 2 + ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ + 1 n 2 + n + n ) \lim_{n \to +\infty}(\frac1{{n^2}+n+1}+\frac1{{n^2}+n+2}+······+\frac1{{n^2}+n+n}) limn→+∞(n2+n+11+n2+n+21+⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅+n2+n+n1)仿照上题,由于
1 n 2 + n + n ⋅ ∑ k = 1 n k ≤ 1 n 2 + n + 1 + 1 n 2 + n + 2 + ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ + 1 n 2 + n + n ≤ 1 n 2 + n + 1 ⋅ ∑ k = 1 n k \frac1{{n^2}+n+n} \cdot \sum_{k=1}^{n}k \leq \frac1{{n^2}+n+1}+\frac1{{n^2}+n+2}+······+\frac1{{n^2}+n+n} \leq\frac1{{n^2}+n+1}\cdot \sum_{k=1}^{n}k n2+n+n1⋅∑k=1nk≤n2+n+11+n2+n+21+⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅+n2+n+n1≤n2+n+11⋅∑k=1nk
且 lim n → + ∞ ( 1 n 2 + n + n ⋅ ∑ k = 1 n k ) = lim n → + ∞ n + 1 2 ( n + 2 ) = lim n → + ∞ 1 2 ( 1 + 1 n + 1 ) = 1 2 \lim_{n \to +\infty} (\frac1{{n^2}+n+n}\cdot \sum_{k=1}^{n}k)=\lim_{n \to +\infty} \frac{n+1}{2(n+2)}=\lim_{n \to +\infty} \frac1{2(1+\frac 1{n+1})}=\frac 12 limn→+∞(n2+n+n1⋅∑k=1nk)=limn→+∞2(n+2)n+1=limn→+∞2(1+n+11)1=21
lim n → + ∞ ( 1 n 2 + n + 1 ⋅ ∑ k = 1 n k ) = lim n → + ∞ n 2 + n 2 ( n 2 + n + 1 ) = 1 2 \lim_{n \to +\infty}(\frac1{{n^2}+n+1}\cdot \sum_{k=1}^{n}k) =\lim_{n \to +\infty}\frac{{n^2}+n}{2({n^2}+n+1)}=\frac12 limn→+∞(n2+n+11⋅∑k=1nk)=limn→+∞2(n2+n+1)n2+n=21
(这里简单说明下, lim n → + ∞ a n k + a 1 n k − 1 + ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ + a k b n k + b 1 n k − 1 + ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ + b k = a b ( a b ≠ 0 ) \lim_{n \to +\infty} \frac {an^k+a_1n^{k-1}+······+a_k}{bn^k+b_1n^{k-1}+······+b_k}=\frac ab(ab\neq0) limn→+∞bnk+b1nk−1+⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅+bkank+a1nk−1+⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅+ak=ba(ab=0))
所以由夹逼定理可知 lim n → + ∞ ( 1 n 2 + n + 1 + 1 n 2 + n + 2 + ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ + 1 n 2 + n + n ) = 1 2 \lim_{n \to +\infty}(\frac1{{n^2}+n+1}+\frac1{{n^2}+n+2}+······+\frac1{{n^2}+n+n})=\frac 12 limn→+∞(n2+n+11+n2+n+21+⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅+n2+n+n1)=21
本题在放缩的时候,也可以是 1 ( n + 1 ) 2 ⋅ ∑ k = 1 n k ≤ 1 n 2 + n + 1 + 1 n 2 + n + 2 + ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ + 1 n 2 + n + n ≤ 1 n 2 ⋅ ∑ k = 1 n k \frac1{(n+1)^2}\cdot\sum_{k=1}^{n}k \leq \frac1{{n^2}+n+1}+\frac1{{n^2}+n+2}+······+\frac1{{n^2}+n+n} \leq \frac 1{n^2}\cdot \sum_{k=1}^{n}k (n+1)21⋅∑k=1nk≤n2+n+11+n2+n+21+⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅+n2+n+n1≤n21⋅∑k=1nk