GATE AG 2018 • Q14 MCQ • 1 Mark

Section 1: Engineering Mathematics

Calculus

Subtopic: Fourier, Taylor and MacLaurin series

Question Statement:

The type of the sequence aₙ = (n/(n−1))³ is

Options:

  • (A) oscillatory
  • (B) bounded
  • (C) converging
  • (D) diverging

Official Answer Key:

C

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

n/(n−1) = 1 + 1/(n−1) → 1 as n → ∞. Hence aₙ → 1³ = 1, a finite unique limit. The sequence is monotonically decreasing (a₂ = 8, a₃ = 3.375, a₄ = 2.37 …) and tends to 1, so it converges. It is also bounded, but “converging” is the stronger and intended description; a convergent sequence is necessarily bounded, whereas bounded alone would not exclude oscillation.

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