TITLE: Limit of $s_n=\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}\left(1+\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}+\cdots +\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}\right)$
QUESTION [10 upvotes]: \begin{align*}S_n=\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}\left(1+\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}+\cdots +\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}\right)\end{align*}
how to calculate the limit $s_n$?
\begin{align*}\lim_{n\to \infty } \, S_n\end{align*}

REPLY [10 votes]: An answer using the Stolz–Cesàro theorem: $$\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{ \sum_{k=1}^n 1/\sqrt{k} }{\sqrt{n}} = \lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{1/\sqrt{n} }{\sqrt{n} - \sqrt{n-1}} = \lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{\sqrt{n}+\sqrt{n-1} }{\sqrt{n}}=2.$$