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Jasmin Pineda

Jasmin Pineda

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2022-06-26

I am trying to show that if u 0 = u 1 = u 2 = 0, and if, when n > 1
u 2 n 1 = 1 n , u 2 n = 1 n + 1 n + 1 n n

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klemmepk

klemmepk

Beginner2022-06-27Added 16 answers

Combine terms to get
n = 2 N ( 1 1 n ) ( 1 + 1 n + 1 n + 1 n n ) = n = 2 N ( 1 1 n 2 ) = N + 1 2 N 1 2 .
I should add that no, lim n u n = 0 does not alone establish convergence. Consider
n = 1 N ( 1 + 1 n ) > n = 1 N 1 n yet lim n 1 n = 0.
Some form of alternating test would work, but is computationally overdoing it in my opinion.

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