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I have tried dividing through by 1/n^2 and various other algebraic tricks but cannot seem to make any progress on this limit. Wolfram Alpha gives the value as 2/3, but I could not understand its derivation. Any insight is welcome.
Answer
The expression
\sum_{i = 1}^n \frac{2n}{(n+2i)^2} =\frac{1}{n} \sum_{i = 1}^n \frac{2}{(1+\frac{2i}{n})^2}
is the Riemann sum of the function f(x)= \frac{2}{(1+2x)^2} over the interval I = [0,1], corresponding to the uniform partition of I into n equal parts.
Since f is Riemann-integrable (being a continuous function over a closed and bounded interval), this sum approaches the integral of f over I as n \to \infty. That is,
\begin{eqnarray*} \lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{1}{n} \sum_{i = 1}^n \frac{2}{(1+\frac{2i}{n})^2} &=& \int_0^1 \frac{2}{(1+2x)^2} \mathrm{d} \, x \\ &=& \left. -\frac{1}{1+2x} \right|_{x=0}^{x=1} \quad = \quad \frac{2}{3}. \end{eqnarray*}
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