Exercise · ZW-BOLZANO-WEIERSTRASS-THEOREM-003 · ★☆☆ Basic
For \(a_n=n\), why does the Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem not guarantee a convergent subsequence?
Choose one option.
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- C. It is not bounded
Explanation
The hypothesis is boundedness, and \(n\) is not bounded; in fact every subsequence tends to \(\infty\). Monotonicity or positivity are not the hypothesis.
Review the concept: Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem
Every bounded real sequence \((a_n)\) has at least one subsequence \((a_{n_k})\) that converges to a number in the set \(\mathbb R\) of reals.
\[\exists\,(n_k):\ \lim_{k\to\infty}a_{n_k}\in\mathbb R\]
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