Mathematics 1
Mathematics 1
Mathematics 1
Department of Mathematics
1. Show that limit of a convergent sequence is unique. That is, show that if L1 and L2
3. Let {xn } be a sequence of strictly positive real numbers such that lim xxn+1
n
= L.
4. Investigate whether the following sequences have limits as n → ∞ and if so give the
limits
(a) xn = 1
12 +1
+ 1
22 +1
+ 1
32 +1
+ ··· + 1
n2 +1
n2 n2 n2 n2
(b) xn = n3 +n+1
+ n3 +n+2
+ n3 +n+3
+ ··· + n3 +2n
(c) an = n
3 − [ n3 ]
1−2+3−4···+(−1)n+1 .n
(d) xn = n
√ √
(e) x1 = 2 and xn = 2 + xn−1 for n > 1
n
(f ) x1 = 1 and xn = ( n+1 )x2n for n > 1
n2
(g) an = 2n+1 sin n1
1
(h) an = (3n + 5n ) n
5. Prove that
√
7. Let x1 = 1 and xn+1 = 1 + xn for all n ∈ N. Examine whether the sequence {xn }
αn
9. Show that for any α > 0, limn→∞ n! =0