问题 解答题
已知un=an+an-1b+an-2b2+…+abn-1+bn(n∈N*,a>0,b>0).
(Ⅰ)当a=b时,求数列{un}的前n项和Sn
(Ⅱ)求
lim
n→∞
un
un-1
答案

(Ⅰ)当a=b时,un=(n+1)an.这时数列{un}的前n项和Sn=2a+3a2+4a3++nan-1+(n+1)an. ①

①式两边同乘以a,得aSn=2a2+3a3+4a4++nan+(n+1)an+1

①式减去②式,得(1-a)Sn=2a+a2+a3++an-(n+1)an+1

若a≠1,(1-a)Sn=

a(1-an)
1-a
-(n+1)an+1+a,

Sn=

a(1-an)
(1-a)2
+
a-(n+1)an+1
1-a
=
(n+1)an+2-(n+2)an+1-a2+2a
(1-a)2

若a=1,Sn=2+3++n+(n+1)=

n(n+3)
2

(Ⅱ)由(Ⅰ),当a=b时,un=(n+1)an

lim
n→∞
un
un-1
=
lim
n→∞
(n+1)an
nan-1
=
lim
n→∞
a(n+1)
n
=a.

当a≠b时,un=an+an-1b++abn-1+bn=an[1+

b
a
+(
b
a
)2
+(
b
a
)n
]=an
1-(
b
a
)n+1
1-
b
a
=
1
a-b
(an+1-bn+1

此时,

un
un-1
=
an+1-bn+1
an-bn

若a>b>0,

lim
n→∞
un
un-1
=
lim
n→∞
an+1-bn+1
an-bn
=
lim
n→∞
a-b(
b
a
)
n
1-(
b
a
)
n
=a.

若b>a>0,

lim
n→∞
un
un-1
=
lim
n→∞
a(
a
b
)
n
-b
(
a
b
)
n
-1
=b.

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