Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH220/December 2009/Question 08 (b)
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Question 08 (b) |
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Let be a convergent sequence such that for all . Prove that |
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Hint 1 |
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Use a proof by contradiction. If the limit tends to a number bigger than q, justify why eventually some terms must exceed q. |
Hint 2 |
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Start your proof by setting . |
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Solution |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. Assume towards a contradiction that for some real value c. Let which is positive by the above assumption. By the definition of a limit, we see that there is some index N such that for all natural numbers n bigger than N, we have that If this is a contradiction, because contradicts the given fact that , since we assumed . So it must hold that , that is, . Hence, we can remove the absolute values and get that Rearranging gives This is a contradiction. |