Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Department of Mathematics
Practice Problems on Sequences
Mathematics I (MAL 101)

Class : B. Tech Semester : !st

1. 1. Using the  − N definition of a limit, prove the following:

10 5
(i) lim = 0, (ii) lim = 0,
n→∞ n n→∞ 3n + 1

n2/3 sin(n!)
 
n n+1
(iii) lim = 0, (iv) lim − = 0.
n→∞ n+1 n→∞ n + 1 n

2. Show that the following limits exist and find them:

 n  
n n  n!
(i) lim + 2 + ... + 2 , (ii) lim
n→∞ n2 + 1 n +2 n +n n→∞ nn
 3
n + 3n2 + 1
  
n!
(iii) lim , (iv) lim
n→∞ n4 + 8n2 + 2 n→∞ nn
√ 
√ √ √


cos π n
(v) lim , (vi) lim n( n + 1 − n)
n→∞ n2 n→∞

3. Show that the following sequences are not convergent:

 2    
n n 1 1
(i) , (ii) (−1) −
n + 1 n≥1 2 n n≥1

4. Determine whether the following sequences are increasing or decreasing:

   n n
n 2 3
(iii) 1−n2

(i) 2
, (ii) n+1
, n2 n≥2
.
n + 1 n≥1 5 n≥1

5. Prove that the following sequences are convergent by showing that they are monotone
and bounded. Also find their limits:
√ √
(i) a1 = 32 , an+1 = 21 (an + a2n ), ∀n ≥ 1 (ii) a1 = 2, an+1 = 2 + an , ∀n ≥ 1,
(iii) a1 = 2, an+1 = 3 + a2n , ∀n ≥ 1.

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