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JEE Main 2020 · Mathematics · Limits · hard

Lim n→∞Σk=1^2n(k)/(n^2+k^2 equals

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lim⁡n→∞∑k=12nkn2+k2\displaystyle\lim_{n\to\infty}\sum_{k=1}^{2n}\dfrac{k}{n^2+k^2} equals
  1. A. ln⁡5\ln 5
  2. B. 12ln⁡2\tfrac12\ln 2
  3. C. 12ln⁡5\tfrac12\ln 5
  4. D. ln⁡2\ln 2
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Answer: (C) 12ln⁡5\tfrac12\ln 5

Divide numerator and denominator by n2n^2: kn2+k2=1n⋅k/n1+(k/n)2.\frac{k}{n^2+k^2}=\frac1n\cdot\frac{k/n}{1+(k/n)^2}. So the sum is a Riemann sum for f(x)=x1+x2f(x)=\dfrac{x}{1+x^2} with x=k/nx=k/n running up to 2n/n=22n/n=2. Hence lim⁡=∫02x1+x2 dx=12ln⁡(1+x2)∣02=12ln⁡5.\lim=\int_0^{2}\frac{x}{1+x^2}\,dx=\frac12\ln(1+x^2)\Big|_0^2=\frac12\ln5. The upper limit is 22, not 11, because kk goes to 2n2n; using 11 gives the distractor 12ln⁡2\tfrac12\ln2. The answer is a natural logarithm because the integrand is of the form f′/ff'/f up to a constant.
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