We have deduced that is true for . Therefore the inequality is true
for all by induction.
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sequence is increasing, we already know that it has a lower bound: for
all .) We know that , so the assertion is true for . Suppose it is true for
. Then
so
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exists, we can use the recurrence relation to write
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CHAPTER 12 INFINITE SEQUENCES AND SERIES
E X E R C I S E S
12.1
1. (a) What is a sequence?
(b) What does it mean to say that ?
(c) What does it mean to say that ?
2. (a) What is a convergent sequence? Give two examples.
(b) What is a divergent sequence? Give two examples.
3– 8 List the first five terms of the sequence.
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9 –14 Find a formula for the general term of the sequence,
assuming that the pattern of the first few terms continues.
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Does the sequence appear to have a limit? If so, find it.
16. List the first nine terms of the sequence . Does this
sequence appear to have a limit? If so, find it. If not, explain
why.
17– 46 Determine whether the sequence converges or diverges.
If it converges, find the limit.
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