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LSpice
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Does the following sum converge?

Does the sum $$ \lim_{n\to\infty}\sum_{k=0}^{\lfloor\alpha n \rfloor}C_n^k(-1)^k\left(1-\frac{k}{\alpha n}\right) $$ converge, where $C_n^k$ is the binomial coefficient and $0 <\alpha <1$?


The above question has been solved by Iosif Pinelis. A variation is $$ \lim_{n\to \infty}\sum_{k=0}^{\lfloor\alpha n \rfloor}C_n^k(-1)^k\left(1-\frac{k}{\alpha n}\right)^n. $$ How can we handle this sum?

RyanChan
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