Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series - Questions to Guide Your Review - Page 635: 2

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A sequence $\{a_{n}\}$ with the property that $a_{n}\leq a_{n+1}$ for all $n$ is called a nondecreasing sequence. If $a_{n}\geq a_{n+1}$ for all $n$, then it is called nonincreasing. A sequence is monotonic if it is either nondecreasing or nonincreasing. By Theorem 6, The Monotonic Sequence Theorem, if a sequence $\{a_{n}\}$ is both bounded and monotonic, then the sequence converges. $a_{n}=\displaystyle \frac{1}{n}\qquad \left\{1,1/2,1/3,...\right\}$ is nonincreasing and bounded (no term is less than 0), so it converges (to 0). $a_{n}=2-\displaystyle \frac{1}{n} \qquad \left\{1,3/2,5/3,7/4,...\right\}$ is nondecreasing and bounded (no term is greater than 2), so it converges (to 2).
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