EXERCISE 1.

Find the limit of each of the following sequences  an  in the following cases :
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1. an 
2n
Solution :
1
an 
2n
Taking li mit as n  
1
lim an  lim n
n  n  2

0
3n  1
2. a n 
3n
Solution :
3n  1
an 
3n
3n 1
an  n  n
3 3
1
an  1  n
3
Taking li mit as n  
 1
lim an  lim 1  n 
n  n 
 3 
1
 1  lim n
n  3

 1 0
1
5n  5
3. an 
5n  1
Solution :
5n  5
an 
5n  1
 5
5 n 1  n 
an  
5 
 1
5 n 1  n 
 5 

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  5
1  n 
an  
5 
 1
1  n 
 5 
Taking li mit as n  
 5
1  n 
lim an  lim 
5 
n  n   1
1  n 
 5 
 1
1  5 nlim 
    5n

 1
1  nlim 
   5n


1  0
1  0
1
Find the lim it of the sequence whose general term an is given by :
5n
 3
4.  1  
 n
Solution :
5n
 3
a n  1  
 n
Taking li mit as n  
5n
 3
lim an  lim 1  
n  n 
 n
3
5n 
 3 3
 lim 1  
n 
 n
15
 n

 3 
 lim 1   

3

 n   n  
 
e 15

2
 6n
 1
5.  1  
 n
Solution :
6n
 1
a n  1  
 n
Taking li mit as n  
6n
 1
lim an  lim 1  
n  n 
 n
6
  1
n

  lim 1   
 n   n 
 e6
7 n
 1
6.  1  
 n
Solution :
7 n
 1
a n  1  
 n
Taking li mit as n  
7 n
 1
lim an  lim 1  
n  n 
 n
7
  1 
n

  lim 1   

n 
 n  
 e 7
1
 7
e
7. Show that , if m is an integer ,
mn
 1
lim 1    em
n 
 n
Solution :
mn
 1
L.H .S .  lim 1  
n 
 n
m
  1 
n

  lim 1   
 n   n  
 em
 R.H .S . proved.

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8. A sequence an  is defined by
a1  1 , an1  1  an n  N .
Show that the sequence is monotonic increa sin g and bounded ,
and furthermore , if lim an  l , then l 2  l  1  0.
Solution :
a1  1
a11  a2  1  a1  1  1  2  1.414...
a21  a3  1  a2  1  1.414...  1.553...
a31  a4  1  a3  1  1.553...  1.598...
Since a1  a2  a3  a4 ... an  an1 ... therefore the given sequence  an  is
is monotonic increa sin g and bounded because 1  an  2.
Now
an1  1  an
Taking lim it as n  
lim an1  lim 1  an
n n

lim an1  1  lim an

n n

lim an1  1  l
n

 
l  1 l  lim a  lim a  l 
 n n1 n
n 
 
Squaring both the sides , we get
 l2  l 1
 l 2  l  1  0. proved.