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1950 AMC 12 Question 39

AMC12 · 1950 AMC 12

Question 39

Given the series $2+1+\dfrac12+\dfrac14+\cdots$ and the following five statements:

$(1)$ the sum increases without limit.

$(2)$ the sum decreases without limit.

$(3)$ the difference between any term of the sequence and zero can be made less than any positive quantity no matter how small.

$(4)$ the difference between the sum and $4$ can be made less than any positive quantity no matter how small.

$(5)$ the sum approaches a limit.

Of these statements, the correct ones are:
  1. Only $3$ and $4$
  2. Only $5$
  3. Only $2$ and $4$
  4. Only $2,$ $3,$ and $4$
  5. Only $4$ and $5$