RA TEST UNIT ll
RA TEST UNIT ll
Let the subsequences < a2n >, < a2n−1 > and < a3n > of sequence of
(a) If sequence < an + bn > is convergent then either < an > or < bn >
must be convergent.
(b) If sequence < an . bn > is convergent then either < an > or < bn >
must be convergent.
(c) If sequence < an > is absolutely convergent then < an > is conver-
gent.
(d) If |an | ≤ |bn |, ∀n ≥ m and lim |bn | = 0 then < an > is absolutely
n→∞
convergent.
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3. Let < an > be a real valued sequence where an = √ then
n! + x
< an > is convergent if
(a) x ≥ 0 (c) x ∈ R
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4. Let < an > be a bounded sequence. Suppose sup < an >= m and
(c) If subsequences < a2n > and < a2n−1 > converges to m and l
respectively then m = l
5. Let m and l are lim sup and lim inf of a sequence < an > then
(a) [m, l] contains infinitely many members of the sequence < an >
(d) if a subsequence < ank > of < an > converges to p ∈ R then either
p = m or p = l.
subsequence.
(b) Let < an > be a sequence such that a2n → a2 then |an | → |a| as
n → ∞.
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(c) Let < bn >= ak and an < 0 for all n, then an is convergent iff
k=1
< bn > is bounded below.
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(d) < bn >= ak , if < bn > is bounded above then an is conver-
k=1
gent.
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7. Let < Sn > be a sequence containing all rational numbers then choose
K = {n ∈ N/an ∈
/ (l − , l + ), ∀ >0} then
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1 √
10. Let an = (an−1 + bn−1 ) and bn = an−1 .bn−1 , ∀n ≥ 2 where a1 6= b1
2
and a1 , b1 > 0 then
increasing.
decreasing.
(d) Both < an > and < bn > sequences are convergent and converges