•lim
�→∞
(−1)
�
=ቊ
−1??????��??????����
1??????��??????�����
The above sequence is called oscillatory finite
sequence.
•lim
�→∞
�(−1)
�
=ቊ
−∞??????��??????����
∞??????��??????�����
The above sequence is called oscillatory infinite
sequence.
Examples
Example -1: �is bounded below but not bounded above.
Therefore, it is unbounded sequence.
Example-2: −�is bounded above but not bounded below.
Therefore, it is unbounded sequence.
Example-3:
1
�
is bounded sequence as 0≤
1
�
≤1⩝�∈ℕ
Example-4:
(−1)
??????
�
is bounded sequence as −1≤
(−1)
??????
�
≤1
Example-5: �(−1)
�
is an unbounded sequence.
Some important results
•Result-1.
If lim
�→∞
�??????+1
�??????
=�,where �<1,then lim
�→∞
�
�=0
•Result-2.
If lim
�→∞
�??????+1
�??????
=�,where�>1,then lim
�→∞
�
�=+∞
•Result-3.
•For sequence {�
�
} :
(i) diverges to +∞if �>1
(ii) converges if −1<�≤1
(iii) oscillates finitely if �=−1
(iv) oscillates infinitely if �<−1
•Cauchy’s First Theorem on Limits
If �
�→�, then ??????
�=
�
1+�
2+�
3+⋯+�
??????
�
→�as �→
∞
•Cauchy’s Second Theorem on Limits
If �
�>0and
�??????+1
�??????
→�, then prove that
??????
�
�→�
Do yourself.
1. Prove that the sequence
3�−1
4�+5
is
(i) Monotonically increasing
(ii) Bounded
(iii) Convergent
2. Prove that the sequence {�
�}, where
�
�=1+
1
2
+
1
2
2
+⋯+
1
2
??????−1
convergent.
3. Prove that the sequence
�
2
+1
2�+3
is unbounded.
4. Show that lim
�→∞
1
�
2
1
+
3
2
+
4
3
+⋯+
�+1
�
=1
5. Show that lim
�→∞
�+1�+2…(�+�)
�
??????
1
??????
=
4
??????
6. Prove that
1
�
2
+
1
(�+1)
2
+
1
(�+2)
2
+⋯+
1
(2�)
2
is bounded sequence.
7. Show that the sequence
�+1
�
converges to 1.