Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Definite Integration

Question:

$\lim\limits_{n \rightarrow \infty}\left\{\frac{1^m+2^m+3^m+...+n^m}{n^{m+1}}\right\}$ equals

Options:

$\frac{1}{m+1}$

$\frac{1}{m+2}$

$\frac{1}{m}$

none of these

Correct Answer:

$\frac{1}{m+1}$

Explanation:

We have,

$\lim\limits_{n \rightarrow \infty}\left\{\frac{1^m+2^m+...+n^m}{n^{m+1}}\right\}$

$=\lim\limits_{n \rightarrow \infty} \sum\limits_{r=1}^n \frac{r^m}{n^m} . \frac{1}{n}=\lim\limits_{n \rightarrow \infty} \sum\limits_{r=1}^n\left(\frac{r}{n}\right)^m \frac{1}{n}=\int\limits_0^1 x^m d x=\frac{1}{m+1}$