Problem Sheet 6

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1) a) Show that if lim sn = ∞, then lim = 0.
n→∞ n→∞ sn
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b) Show that if lim sn = 0 and sn > 0 for all n, then lim = ∞.
n→∞ n→∞ sn
2) Prove that if lim sn = s and lim tn = t, then lim sn tn = st
n→∞ n→∞ n→∞
by citing the justification for each of the following steps:
a) lim (sn − s) = 0 and lim (tn − t) = 0.
n→∞ n→∞
b) lim (sn − s)(tn − t) = 0, and so lim (sn tn − stn − sn t + st) = 0.
n→∞ n→∞
c) lim sn tn = lim [(sn tn − stn − sn t + st) + stn + sn t − st] =
n→∞ n→∞
lim (sn tn − stn − sn t + st) + lim stn + lim sn t − lim st.
n→∞ n→∞ n→∞ n→∞
d) lim sn tn = 0 + st + st − st = st.
n→∞
sn
3) If sn is bounded, show that lim = 0 using
n→∞ n

a) a problem from the previous sheet.

b) the Squeeze Theorem.
4) Prove that if sn ≤ tn for all n and lim sn = ∞, then lim tn = ∞.
n→∞ n→∞
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5) Use the Squeeze Theorem to find lim (4n + 5n ) n .
n→∞

6) Prove that lim an = 0 iff lim |an | = 0 using the following steps:
n→∞ n→∞

a) Show that if lim an = 0, then lim |an | = 0 using a problem from the
n→∞ n→∞
previous problem sheet.
b) Show that if lim |an | = 0, then lim an = 0 using
n→∞ n→∞
the Squeeze Theorem.
(We proved this result previously using the definition of the limit.)
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7) Define {sn } by sn+1 = 5 + sn for n ≥ 1 and s1 = 5.
a) Show that {sn } converges.
b) Find lim sn .
n→∞

8) Define {sn } by sn+1 = 41 sn + 15 for n ≥ 1 and s1 = 2.

a) Show that {sn } converges.
b) Find lim sn .
n→∞