Real Analysis

Assignment 5
sEQUENCES

Sagar Surya

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Q.2- Show that

1 − lim(√𝑛 + 1 − √𝑛) = 0

2- lim(2𝑛 + 3𝑛 )1/𝑛 = 3
1 1 1
3- lim [(𝑛+1)2 + (𝑛+2)2 + ⋯ + (𝑛+𝑛)2 ] = 0

1.3.5…(2𝑛−1)
4- lim =0
2.46…2𝑛
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Q.4- Show that

(𝑛+1)2𝑛
1- lim (𝑛2+1)𝑛 = 𝑒 2

1 2 3 𝑛2
2- lim {(1 + ) (1 + 𝑛2 ) (1 + 𝑛2 )} = 𝑒6
𝑛2

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Q.6 – A sequence {𝑢𝑛 } is defined by 𝑢1 > 0 and 𝑢𝑛+1 = √6 + 𝑢𝑛 for 𝑛 ≥ 1.

(i) The sequence {𝑢𝑛 } is monotone increasing if 0 < 𝑢1 < 3

(ii) The sequence {𝑢𝑛 } is monotone decreasing if 𝑢1 > 3

3(1+𝑢𝑛 )
Q.7- A sequence {𝑢𝑛 } is defined by 𝑢1 > 0 and 𝑢𝑛+1 = for 𝑛 ≥ 1.
5+𝑢𝑛

Q.8- Prove the following.

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Q.9- Prove that the sequences {𝑥𝑛 } and {𝑦𝑛 } defined by 𝑥𝑛+1 = 2 (𝑥𝑛 + 𝑦𝑛 ), 𝑦 =𝑥 +
𝑛+1 𝑛
1 2
for 𝑛 ≥ 1, 𝑥1 > 0, 𝑦1 > 0 converge to a common limit 𝑙 where 𝑙 = 𝑥1 𝑦1 .
𝑦𝑛

Q.10-

Q.11 – Let {𝑥𝑛 } be a Cauchy sequence in ℝ and {𝑦𝑛 } is a sequence in ℝ such that |𝑥𝑛 −
1
𝑦𝑛 | < 𝑛 for all 𝑛 ≥ 1 . Prove that {𝑦𝑛 } is a Cauchy sequence and lim𝑥𝑛 = lim𝑦𝑛 .

Q.12 –

Q.13-

Q.14- Let 𝑦𝑛 : = √𝑛 + 1 − √𝑛 for 𝑛 ∈ ℕ . Show that (√𝑛𝑦𝑛 ) converges. Find the limit.

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Q.16-

Q.17- Evaluate the following

Q.18-

Q.19- Let 𝑥1 : = 1 and 𝑥𝑛+1 : = √2 + 𝑥𝑛 for 𝑛 ∈

ℕ . Show that (𝑥𝑛 ) converges and find the limit.

Q.20-- Let 𝑦1 : = √𝑝, where 𝑝 > 0, and 𝑦𝑛+1 : = √𝑝 + 𝑦𝑛 for 𝑛 ∈

ℕ . Show that (𝑦𝑛 ) converges and find the limit.

Q.21-

Q.22 – Suppose that 𝑥𝑛 ≥ 0 for all 𝑛 ∈

ℕ and that lim((−1)𝑛 𝑥𝑛 ) exists. Show that (𝑥𝑛 ) converges.

Q.23- If 0 < 𝑟 < 1 and |𝑥𝑛+1 − 𝑥𝑛 | < 𝑟 𝑛 for all 𝑛 ∈

ℕ, show that (𝑥𝑛 ) is a Cauchy sequence.
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Q.24- If 𝑦1 < 𝑦2 are arbitrary real numbers and 𝑦𝑛 : = 3 𝑦𝑛−1 + 3 𝑦𝑛−2 for 𝑛 >
2, show that (𝑦𝑛 ) is convergent. Find the limit.

Q.25- If 𝑥1 > 0 and 𝑥𝑛+1 : = (2 + 𝑥𝑛 )−1 for 𝑛 ≥ 1 , show that (𝑥𝑛 ) is a contractive sequence.