Mathematics · Limits, Continuity and Differentiability

JEE Main 2025 — 29 January, Morning Shift — Question 59

The value of lim⁡n→∞(∑K=1nk3+6k2+11k+5(k+3)!)\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty}\left(\sum_{K=1}^{n} \frac{k^{3}+6 k^{2}+11 k+5}{(k+3)!}\right) is

  1. Option A:

    43\frac{4}{3}

  2. Option B:

    2

  3. Option C:

    73\frac{7}{3}

  4. Option D:

    53\frac{5}{3}

    Correct

Answer: D

Step-by-step solution

lim⁡n→∞∑k=1nk3+6k2+11k+5(k+3)!\lim _{\mathrm{n} \rightarrow \infty} \sum_{\mathrm{k}=1}^{\mathrm{n}} \frac{\mathrm{k}^{3}+6 \mathrm{k}^{2}+11 \mathrm{k}+5}{(\mathrm{k}+3)!}

=lim⁡n→∞∑k=1nk3+6k2+11k+6−1(k+3)!=\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty} \sum_{k=1}^{n} \frac{k^{3}+6 k^{2}+11 k+6-1}{(k+3)!}

=lim⁡n→∞∑k=1n(k+1)(k+2)(k+3)−1(k+3)!=\lim _{n \rightarrow \infty} \sum_{\mathrm{k}=1}^{\mathrm{n}} \frac{(\mathrm{k}+1)(\mathrm{k}+2)(\mathrm{k}+3)-1}{(\mathrm{k}+3)!}

=lim⁡n→∞∑k=1n(k+1)(k+2)(k+3)(k+3)!−1(k+3)!=\lim _{\mathrm{n} \rightarrow \infty} \sum_{\mathrm{k}=1}^{\mathrm{n}} \frac{(\mathrm{k}+1)(\mathrm{k}+2)(\mathrm{k}+3)}{(\mathrm{k}+3)!}-\frac{1}{(\mathrm{k}+3)!}

=lim⁡k=1∑k=1n(1k!−1(k+3)!)=\lim _{\mathrm{k}=1} \sum_{\mathrm{k}=1}^{\mathrm{n}}\left(\frac{1}{\mathrm{k}!}-\frac{1}{(\mathrm{k}+3)!}\right)

=lim⁡k=1(11!+12!+13!+14!…+1n!−14!−15!−16!…−1(n+3)!)=\lim _{\mathrm{k}=1}\left(\frac{1}{1!}+\frac{1}{2!}+\frac{1}{3!}+\frac{1}{4!} \ldots+\frac{1}{\mathrm{n}!}-\frac{1}{4!}-\frac{1}{5!}-\frac{1}{6!} \ldots-\frac{1}{(\mathrm{n}+3)!}\right)

=11+12+16=106=53=\frac{1}{1}+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{6}=\frac{10}{6}=\frac{5}{3}

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Exam
JEE Main 2025
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Limits, Continuity and Differentiability
Topic
Evaluation of Limit of Functions