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Example 6.4.7 The terms<br />

a0 = 1<br />

a1 = 1.4<br />

a2 = 1.41<br />

a3 = 1.414<br />

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a11 = 1.41421356237<br />

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6.4 Cauchy Sequences 205<br />

represent the start <strong>of</strong> a sequence that converges to √ 2. Every term in the sequence<br />

is rational, for it is a terminating decimal. The sequence is Cauchy, for, given ɛ>0,<br />

let N be a positive integer such that 10 −N

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