csat-suneung 2017 Q28

csat-suneung · South-Korea · csat__math-humanities 4 marks Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence Convergence proof and limit determination
For a natural number $n$, let $\mathrm { P } _ { n }$ be the point where the line $x = 4 ^ { n }$ meets the curve $y = \sqrt { x }$. Let $L _ { n }$ be the length of the segment $\mathrm { P } _ { n } \mathrm { P } _ { n + 1 }$. Find the value of $\lim _ { n \rightarrow \infty } \left( \frac { L _ { n + 1 } } { L _ { n } } \right) ^ { 2 }$. [4 points]
For a natural number $n$, let $\mathrm { P } _ { n }$ be the point where the line $x = 4 ^ { n }$ meets the curve $y = \sqrt { x }$. Let $L _ { n }$ be the length of the segment $\mathrm { P } _ { n } \mathrm { P } _ { n + 1 }$. Find the value of $\lim _ { n \rightarrow \infty } \left( \frac { L _ { n + 1 } } { L _ { n } } \right) ^ { 2 }$. [4 points]