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$\lim_{n \to \infty}\frac{1}{n}\bigg(\sqrt{\frac{1}{n}}+\sqrt{\frac{2}{n}}+\cdots + 1 \bigg)$

My attempt:

$\lim_{n \to \infty}\frac{1}{n}\bigg(\sqrt{\frac{1}{n}}+\sqrt{\frac{2}{n}}+\cdots + 1 \bigg)=\lim_{n \to \infty}\bigg(\frac{\sqrt{1}}{\sqrt{n^3}}+\frac{\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{n^3}}+\cdots + \frac{\sqrt{n}}{\sqrt{n^3}} \bigg)=0+\cdots+0=0$

Twnk
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Hint: Let $f(x) := \sqrt{x}$. Then $$\lim_{n \to \infty} \sum_{k=1}^n f\left(\dfrac{k}{n}\right) \dfrac1{n} = \int_0^1 f(x)dx.$$

njguliyev
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$$ \int_{0}^{n}x^{1/2}\,\dd x < \sum_{k = 1}^{n}\sqrt{\vphantom{\large A}k\,} < \int_{1}^{n + 1}x^{1/2}\,\dd x \quad\imp\quad {2 \over 3}\,n^{3/2} < \sum_{k = 1}^{n}\sqrt{\vphantom{\large A}k\,} < {2 \over 3}\bracks{\pars{n + 1}^{3/2} - 1} $$

$$ {2 \over 3}\quad <\quad {1 \over n}\sum_{k = 1}^{n}\sqrt{\vphantom{\large A}k \over n\,}\quad <\quad {2 \over 3}\bracks{\pars{1 + {1 \over n}}^{3/2} - {1 \over n^{3/2}}} $$

$$ \vphantom{\Huge A} $$

$${\large% \lim_{n \to \infty} \pars{{1 \over n}\sum_{k = 1}^{n}\sqrt{\vphantom{\large A}k \over n\,}\,\,} = {2 \over 3}} $$

Felix Marin
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By that same argument, the limit of $$\frac1n(\underbrace{1+\cdots+1}_{\text{$n$ summands}})$$ is zero. Is it?

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Your limit seems to be 2/3 but I do not know how to prove it except using Njguliyev's hint