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Infinite Sequences and Series · Hard problem

For a constant p>0p>0, let an=n+nnp−1a_n=\dfrac{n+\sqrt n}{n^{p}-1}. There is exactly one value of pp for which lim⁡n→∞ann−2\displaystyle\lim_{n\to\infty}\dfrac{a_n}{n^{-2}} is a finite nonzero number. Find that value of pp.