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a − a n .<br />

So, as n ≥ maxN 1 , N 2 ,wehave<br />

a − a n a .<br />

That is, lim n→ a n a.<br />

(c) <strong>The</strong> sequence diverges to if and only if, lim inf n→ a n lim sup n→ a n .<br />

Proof: ()Given a sequence a n with lim n→ a n . So, given M 0, there is a<br />

positive integer N such that as n ≥ N, wehave<br />

M ≤ a n . *<br />

It implies that a n is not bounded above. So, lim sup n→ a n . In order to show that<br />

lim inf n→ a n . We first note that a n is bounded below. Hence, lim inf n→ a n ≠−.<br />

So, it suffices to consider that lim inf n→ a n is not finite. (So, we have<br />

lim inf n→ a n . ). Assume that lim inf n→ a n a, wherea is finite. <strong>The</strong>n given 1,<br />

and an integer m, there exists a positive Km m such that<br />

a Km a 1<br />

which contradicts to (*) if we choose M a 1. So, lim inf n→ a n is not finite.<br />

(d) <strong>The</strong> sequence diverges to − if and only if, lim inf n→ a n lim sup n→ a n −.<br />

Proof: Note that, lim sup n→ −a n − lim inf n→ a n . So, by (c), we have proved it.<br />

(<strong>The</strong>orem 8.4)Assume that a n ≤ b n for each n 1,2,.... <strong>The</strong>n we have:<br />

lim n→<br />

inf a n ≤ lim n→<br />

inf b n and lim n→<br />

sup a n ≤ lim n→<br />

sup b n .<br />

Proof: If lim inf n→ b n , there is nothing to prove it. So, we may assume that<br />

lim inf n→ b n . That is, lim inf n→ b n − or b, whereb is finite.<br />

For the case, lim inf n→ b n −, it means that the sequence a n is not bounded<br />

below. So, b n is also not bounded below. Hence, we also have lim inf n→ a n −.<br />

For the case, lim inf n→ b n b, whereb is finite. We consider three cases as follows.<br />

(i) if lim inf n→ a n −, then there is nothing to prove it.<br />

(ii) if lim inf n→ a n a, wherea is finite. Given 0, then there exists a positive<br />

integer N such that as n ≥ N<br />

a − /2 a n ≤ b n b /2<br />

which implies that a ≤ b since is arbitrary.<br />

(iii) if lim inf n→ a n , then by <strong>The</strong>orem 8.3 (a) and (c), we know that<br />

lim n→ a n which implies that lim n→ b n . Also, by <strong>The</strong>orem 8.3 (c), wehave<br />

lim inf n→ b n which is absurb.<br />

So, by above results, we have proved that lim inf n→ a n ≤ lim inf n→ b n .<br />

Similarly, we have lim sup n→ a n ≤ lim sup n→ b n .<br />

8.4 If each a n 0, prove that<br />

lim n→<br />

inf a n1<br />

a n<br />

≤ lim n→<br />

infa n 1/n ≤ lim n→<br />

supa n 1/n ≤ lim n→<br />

sup a n1<br />

a n<br />

.<br />

Proof: By<strong>The</strong>orem 8.3 (a), it suffices to show that<br />

lim n→<br />

inf a n1<br />

a n<br />

We first prove<br />

≤ lim n→<br />

infa n 1/n and lim n→<br />

supa n 1/n ≤ lim n→<br />

sup a n1<br />

a n<br />

.<br />

lim n→<br />

supa n 1/n ≤ lim n→<br />

sup a n1<br />

a n<br />

.

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