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#526 2012-07-04 01:44:47
- anonimnystefy
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Re: Limits!
Just like I said. It converges to -sqrt(3)/3. But I wasn't ae to find any case for which it would go between two values.
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#527 2012-07-04 01:46:10
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I have two questions for you:
1) Are you aware that Maxima can do as well as M on this one?
2) Do you recognize the problem?
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#528 2012-07-04 01:51:08
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Maxima can, but my phone cannot.
It does seem familiar, but I cannot recognize it.
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#529 2012-07-04 01:59:04
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Hi;
It does seem familiar, but I cannot recognize it.
Hahhahahahahahhahahahha! That is much better than anything T has ever said to me. Very imaginative and darn good comedy.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#530 2012-07-04 02:00:24
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Why is it so funny?
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#531 2012-07-04 02:04:34
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Hmmmm. You expect me to believe that you are unaware of its origins? I was born on Sunday but it was not last Sunday.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#532 2012-07-04 02:23:30
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Yes. 
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#533 2012-07-04 02:27:28
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Then something is not right in Denmark.
Anyways, what can you say about the limit of that sequence now?
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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#534 2012-07-04 02:31:18
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Can you first tell me where that sequence should be familiar from?
It would seem that the limit of the sequence is either plus or minus sqrt(3)/3.
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#535 2012-07-04 02:35:36
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Can a sequence have two limits?
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#536 2012-07-04 02:36:28
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Yes. Based on its initial conditions.
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#537 2012-07-04 02:43:37
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Were they provided in the question?
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#538 2012-07-04 02:47:45
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Re: Limits!
No.
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#539 2012-07-04 02:51:16
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Can we prove that those are the only two possibilities?
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#540 2012-07-04 02:54:54
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There is also a possibility of initial conditions leading to a sum of 3 consecutive elements to be 0.
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#541 2012-07-04 03:04:09
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I do not see how that is possible.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#542 2012-07-04 03:16:15
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What about initial conditions 17/6,-10/3 and 1?
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#543 2012-07-04 03:24:07
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That converges to 0.57735026918962576450915
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#544 2012-07-04 04:48:22
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Can I see the 5th term of the sequence?
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#545 2012-07-04 05:20:17
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Hi;
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#546 2012-07-04 05:21:58
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Please keep them in the order given.
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#547 2012-07-04 05:22:44
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That is a(0), a(1) and a(2) etcetera.
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#548 2012-07-04 05:31:40
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Re: Limits!
Please put:
a(0)=17/6
a(1)=-10/3
a(2)=1
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#549 2012-07-04 05:39:59
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Okay, the fourth one was division by zero. It is clear that unless the question specifies something about the initial conditions it is kaboobly doo.
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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#550 2012-07-04 05:45:11
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That's what I was saying. I will see if anything is true for triplets that end up giving a zero.
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