University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.1 - Sequences - Exercises - Page 489: 106

Answer

Proof given below.

Work Step by Step

Let the sequence $\{c_{n}\}$ be defined as $c_{n}=\left\{\begin{array}{ll} a_{n}, & \text{ if n is odd}\\ b_{n} & \text{ if n is even} \end{array}\right..$ Select any positive number $\epsilon.$ Since $\{a_{n}\}$ converges to L, then, for the chosen $\epsilon\gt 0$, there exists an index $N_{1}$ such that for all terms of $\{a_{n}\}$ that follow ($n\gt N_{1}),\ |L-a_{n}|\lt\epsilon.$ This means that for $n\gt 2N_{1}+1$, all odd-indexed terms $c_{n}$ are such that $|L-c_{n}|\lt\epsilon.$ Since $\{b_{n}\}$ converges to L, then, for the chosen $\epsilon\gt 0$, there exists an index $N_{2}$ such that for all terms of $\{b_{n}\}$ that follow ($n\gt N_{2}),\ |L-b_{n}|\lt\epsilon.$ This means that for $n\gt 2N_{2}$, all even-indexed terms $c_{n}$ are such that $|L-c_{n}|\lt\epsilon.$ So, for the given $\epsilon\gt 0$, there exists an index $M=\displaystyle \max\{2N_{1}+1,2N_{2}\}$ such that $ n\gt M\Rightarrow|L-c_{n}|\lt\epsilon$, regardless whether n is odd or even. By definition, $\{c_{n}\}$ converges to $L.$
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