Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Section 10.1 - Sequences - Exercises 10.1 - Page 571: 110

Answer

See proof below.

Work Step by Step

Let $\{a_{n}\}$ converge to $L$. and let $f$ be a function continuous at L, defined for all $a_{n}.$ Select any $\epsilon\gt 0.$ Since f is continuous at L, there exists a $\delta\gt 0$ such that $|x-L|\lt \delta \Rightarrow |f(x)-f(L)|\lt \epsilon.\qquad(*)$. For the $\delta\gt 0$ from above, since $a_{n}\rightarrow L$, there exists an N such that $n\gt N\Rightarrow|a_{n}-L|\lt \delta $ Applying $(*)$, it follows that $ n\gt N\Rightarrow |f(a_{n})-f(L)|\lt \epsilon$. This means that $f(a_{n})\rightarrow f(L)$
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