Divide numerator and denominator by n2: n2+k2k=n1⋅1+(k/n)2k/n. So the sum is a Riemann sum for f(x)=1+x2x with x=k/n running up to 2n/n=2. Hence lim=∫021+x2xdx=21ln(1+x2)02=21ln5. The upper limit is 2, not 1, because k goes to 2n; using 1 gives the distractor 21ln2. The answer is a natural logarithm because the integrand is of the form f′/f up to a constant.