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PrecalculusChallengeSequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem

Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem · Challenge problem

Let a1=1a_1=1 and an=an−1+1n(n−1)a_n=a_{n-1}+\dfrac{1}{n(n-1)} for n≥2n\ge2. Find a closed form for ana_n and evaluate lim⁡n→∞an\displaystyle\lim_{n\to\infty}a_n.