Limit of a sequence with a difference of cosines











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Define the following sequence:
$$x_n = sqrt[3]{n+1}cos{sqrt{n+1}} - sqrt[3]{n}cos{sqrt{n}},forall nin mathbb{N} $$



Does the limit
$$lim_{n to infty} x_n$$
exist?



I believe that it does not, mainly because (i think that) $cossqrt{n+1}$ and $cos{sqrt{n}}$ have opposite signs an infinite number of times.



More exactly, I tried showing that there exists an infinite sequence $a_n$ of natural numbers such that
$$ sqrt{a_n} text{ mod } 2pi in left(frac{3pi}{2} + frac{pi}{4} ,2piright) text{ and } sqrt{a_n + 1} text{ mod } 2pi in left( 0, frac{pi}{4} right)$$



and a sequence $b_n$ such that
$$sqrt{b_n} text{ mod } 2pi in left(frac{pi}{2} + frac{pi}{4}, pi right) text{ and } sqrt{b_n + 1} text{ mod }in left(pi, pi + frac{pi}{4} right),$$



because then the subsequences $x_{a_n}$ and $x_{b_n}$ would both be bounded and of different signs, showing that $x_n$ is divergent.



Would this approach work? Is the sequence actually somehow convergent?










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  • Use mean value theorem on $f(x) =x^{1/3}cossqrt{x}$ on interval $[n, n+1]$
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    Nov 21 at 11:03










  • @TannySieben Please let me know if something is not clear in my derivation.
    – gimusi
    Nov 21 at 20:47















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Define the following sequence:
$$x_n = sqrt[3]{n+1}cos{sqrt{n+1}} - sqrt[3]{n}cos{sqrt{n}},forall nin mathbb{N} $$



Does the limit
$$lim_{n to infty} x_n$$
exist?



I believe that it does not, mainly because (i think that) $cossqrt{n+1}$ and $cos{sqrt{n}}$ have opposite signs an infinite number of times.



More exactly, I tried showing that there exists an infinite sequence $a_n$ of natural numbers such that
$$ sqrt{a_n} text{ mod } 2pi in left(frac{3pi}{2} + frac{pi}{4} ,2piright) text{ and } sqrt{a_n + 1} text{ mod } 2pi in left( 0, frac{pi}{4} right)$$



and a sequence $b_n$ such that
$$sqrt{b_n} text{ mod } 2pi in left(frac{pi}{2} + frac{pi}{4}, pi right) text{ and } sqrt{b_n + 1} text{ mod }in left(pi, pi + frac{pi}{4} right),$$



because then the subsequences $x_{a_n}$ and $x_{b_n}$ would both be bounded and of different signs, showing that $x_n$ is divergent.



Would this approach work? Is the sequence actually somehow convergent?










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  • Use mean value theorem on $f(x) =x^{1/3}cossqrt{x}$ on interval $[n, n+1]$
    – Paramanand Singh
    Nov 21 at 11:03










  • @TannySieben Please let me know if something is not clear in my derivation.
    – gimusi
    Nov 21 at 20:47













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1
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Define the following sequence:
$$x_n = sqrt[3]{n+1}cos{sqrt{n+1}} - sqrt[3]{n}cos{sqrt{n}},forall nin mathbb{N} $$



Does the limit
$$lim_{n to infty} x_n$$
exist?



I believe that it does not, mainly because (i think that) $cossqrt{n+1}$ and $cos{sqrt{n}}$ have opposite signs an infinite number of times.



More exactly, I tried showing that there exists an infinite sequence $a_n$ of natural numbers such that
$$ sqrt{a_n} text{ mod } 2pi in left(frac{3pi}{2} + frac{pi}{4} ,2piright) text{ and } sqrt{a_n + 1} text{ mod } 2pi in left( 0, frac{pi}{4} right)$$



and a sequence $b_n$ such that
$$sqrt{b_n} text{ mod } 2pi in left(frac{pi}{2} + frac{pi}{4}, pi right) text{ and } sqrt{b_n + 1} text{ mod }in left(pi, pi + frac{pi}{4} right),$$



because then the subsequences $x_{a_n}$ and $x_{b_n}$ would both be bounded and of different signs, showing that $x_n$ is divergent.



Would this approach work? Is the sequence actually somehow convergent?










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Define the following sequence:
$$x_n = sqrt[3]{n+1}cos{sqrt{n+1}} - sqrt[3]{n}cos{sqrt{n}},forall nin mathbb{N} $$



Does the limit
$$lim_{n to infty} x_n$$
exist?



I believe that it does not, mainly because (i think that) $cossqrt{n+1}$ and $cos{sqrt{n}}$ have opposite signs an infinite number of times.



More exactly, I tried showing that there exists an infinite sequence $a_n$ of natural numbers such that
$$ sqrt{a_n} text{ mod } 2pi in left(frac{3pi}{2} + frac{pi}{4} ,2piright) text{ and } sqrt{a_n + 1} text{ mod } 2pi in left( 0, frac{pi}{4} right)$$



and a sequence $b_n$ such that
$$sqrt{b_n} text{ mod } 2pi in left(frac{pi}{2} + frac{pi}{4}, pi right) text{ and } sqrt{b_n + 1} text{ mod }in left(pi, pi + frac{pi}{4} right),$$



because then the subsequences $x_{a_n}$ and $x_{b_n}$ would both be bounded and of different signs, showing that $x_n$ is divergent.



Would this approach work? Is the sequence actually somehow convergent?







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  • Use mean value theorem on $f(x) =x^{1/3}cossqrt{x}$ on interval $[n, n+1]$
    – Paramanand Singh
    Nov 21 at 11:03










  • @TannySieben Please let me know if something is not clear in my derivation.
    – gimusi
    Nov 21 at 20:47


















  • Use mean value theorem on $f(x) =x^{1/3}cossqrt{x}$ on interval $[n, n+1]$
    – Paramanand Singh
    Nov 21 at 11:03










  • @TannySieben Please let me know if something is not clear in my derivation.
    – gimusi
    Nov 21 at 20:47
















Use mean value theorem on $f(x) =x^{1/3}cossqrt{x}$ on interval $[n, n+1]$
– Paramanand Singh
Nov 21 at 11:03




Use mean value theorem on $f(x) =x^{1/3}cossqrt{x}$ on interval $[n, n+1]$
– Paramanand Singh
Nov 21 at 11:03












@TannySieben Please let me know if something is not clear in my derivation.
– gimusi
Nov 21 at 20:47




@TannySieben Please let me know if something is not clear in my derivation.
– gimusi
Nov 21 at 20:47










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By binomial series



$$sqrt[3]{n+1}=sqrt[3]{n}left(1+frac1nright)^frac13=sqrt[3]{n}+Oleft(frac1{n^frac23}right)$$



then



$$sqrt[3]{n+1}cos{sqrt{n+1}} - sqrt[3]{n}cos{sqrt{n}}=$$$$=sqrt[3]{n}(cos{sqrt{n+1}}-cos{sqrt{n}})+Oleft(frac{cos{sqrt{n+1}}}{n^frac23}right)$$



and by sum to product formula



$$cos{sqrt{n+1}}-cos{sqrt{n}}=-2sinleft(frac{sqrt{n+1}+sqrt{n}}{2}right)sinleft(frac{sqrt{n+1}-sqrt{n}}{2}right)=$$



$$=-2sinleft(frac{sqrt{n+1}+sqrt{n}}{2}right)sinleft(frac{1}{2(sqrt{n+1}+sqrt{n})}right)sim -frac{sin(sqrt n)}{sqrt n}$$



therefore the given sequence converges to zero.






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    By binomial series



    $$sqrt[3]{n+1}=sqrt[3]{n}left(1+frac1nright)^frac13=sqrt[3]{n}+Oleft(frac1{n^frac23}right)$$



    then



    $$sqrt[3]{n+1}cos{sqrt{n+1}} - sqrt[3]{n}cos{sqrt{n}}=$$$$=sqrt[3]{n}(cos{sqrt{n+1}}-cos{sqrt{n}})+Oleft(frac{cos{sqrt{n+1}}}{n^frac23}right)$$



    and by sum to product formula



    $$cos{sqrt{n+1}}-cos{sqrt{n}}=-2sinleft(frac{sqrt{n+1}+sqrt{n}}{2}right)sinleft(frac{sqrt{n+1}-sqrt{n}}{2}right)=$$



    $$=-2sinleft(frac{sqrt{n+1}+sqrt{n}}{2}right)sinleft(frac{1}{2(sqrt{n+1}+sqrt{n})}right)sim -frac{sin(sqrt n)}{sqrt n}$$



    therefore the given sequence converges to zero.






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      By binomial series



      $$sqrt[3]{n+1}=sqrt[3]{n}left(1+frac1nright)^frac13=sqrt[3]{n}+Oleft(frac1{n^frac23}right)$$



      then



      $$sqrt[3]{n+1}cos{sqrt{n+1}} - sqrt[3]{n}cos{sqrt{n}}=$$$$=sqrt[3]{n}(cos{sqrt{n+1}}-cos{sqrt{n}})+Oleft(frac{cos{sqrt{n+1}}}{n^frac23}right)$$



      and by sum to product formula



      $$cos{sqrt{n+1}}-cos{sqrt{n}}=-2sinleft(frac{sqrt{n+1}+sqrt{n}}{2}right)sinleft(frac{sqrt{n+1}-sqrt{n}}{2}right)=$$



      $$=-2sinleft(frac{sqrt{n+1}+sqrt{n}}{2}right)sinleft(frac{1}{2(sqrt{n+1}+sqrt{n})}right)sim -frac{sin(sqrt n)}{sqrt n}$$



      therefore the given sequence converges to zero.






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        By binomial series



        $$sqrt[3]{n+1}=sqrt[3]{n}left(1+frac1nright)^frac13=sqrt[3]{n}+Oleft(frac1{n^frac23}right)$$



        then



        $$sqrt[3]{n+1}cos{sqrt{n+1}} - sqrt[3]{n}cos{sqrt{n}}=$$$$=sqrt[3]{n}(cos{sqrt{n+1}}-cos{sqrt{n}})+Oleft(frac{cos{sqrt{n+1}}}{n^frac23}right)$$



        and by sum to product formula



        $$cos{sqrt{n+1}}-cos{sqrt{n}}=-2sinleft(frac{sqrt{n+1}+sqrt{n}}{2}right)sinleft(frac{sqrt{n+1}-sqrt{n}}{2}right)=$$



        $$=-2sinleft(frac{sqrt{n+1}+sqrt{n}}{2}right)sinleft(frac{1}{2(sqrt{n+1}+sqrt{n})}right)sim -frac{sin(sqrt n)}{sqrt n}$$



        therefore the given sequence converges to zero.






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        By binomial series



        $$sqrt[3]{n+1}=sqrt[3]{n}left(1+frac1nright)^frac13=sqrt[3]{n}+Oleft(frac1{n^frac23}right)$$



        then



        $$sqrt[3]{n+1}cos{sqrt{n+1}} - sqrt[3]{n}cos{sqrt{n}}=$$$$=sqrt[3]{n}(cos{sqrt{n+1}}-cos{sqrt{n}})+Oleft(frac{cos{sqrt{n+1}}}{n^frac23}right)$$



        and by sum to product formula



        $$cos{sqrt{n+1}}-cos{sqrt{n}}=-2sinleft(frac{sqrt{n+1}+sqrt{n}}{2}right)sinleft(frac{sqrt{n+1}-sqrt{n}}{2}right)=$$



        $$=-2sinleft(frac{sqrt{n+1}+sqrt{n}}{2}right)sinleft(frac{1}{2(sqrt{n+1}+sqrt{n})}right)sim -frac{sin(sqrt n)}{sqrt n}$$



        therefore the given sequence converges to zero.







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