SMN3063 REAL ANALYSIS

Group Assignment 2: Sequences

(March 31, 2015)
1. Write the first five terms of each of the following sequences.
(a)
(b)

2n 1
:
3n C 2
1 . 1/n
n3

(c)

. 1/n
2 4 6

(d)

. 1/n 1 x 2n 1
2 4 6
2n

2n

!
!

:
:

3n 1
:
4n C 5

2. Given a sequence sn D

(a) Write the 1st, 5th, 10th, 100th, 1000th, 10,000th, and 100,000th terms of the sequence in decimal form. Make a guess as to the limit of this sequence as n ! 1;
i.e., lim sn :
n!1

(b) Using the definition of limit to verify that the guess in part .a/ is actually correct.
2
1 C 2 .10n /
D :
n
n!1 5 C 3 .10 /
3

3. Prove that lim

4. If for each M > 0 we can find N > 0 (depending on M) such that sn > M for all n > N ,
then we write lim sn D 1I and, if for each M > 0 we can find N > 0 (depending on
n!1
M) such that sn < M for all n > N , then we write lim sn D 1: Prove that:
n!1

(a) lim 32n

n!1

(b) lim .1
n!1

D 1:

2n/ D

1:

5. Prove that if lim an D A and lim bn D B; then lim .an C bn / D A C B:

n!1

n!1

n!1

6. Evaluate each of the following, using theorems on limits.

(a) lim

3n 2 5n
5n 2 C2n 6

(b) lim

n.nC2/
nC1

(c) lim

p
nC1

(d) lim

3n 2 C4n
2n 1

n!1

n!1
n!1

n!1

:
n3
n 2 C1

p
n :