Exercise · ZW-BOLZANO-WEIERSTRASS-THEOREM-010 · ★★★ Advanced
Let \(a_n=(-1)^n\frac{n}{n+1}\). What is the largest limit of a convergent subsequence?
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- C. \(1\)
Explanation
The even terms tend to \(1\) and the odd ones to \(-1\); the sequence is bounded by \(1\), and limits of convergent subsequences lie in \(\{-1,1\}\). The largest is \(1\).
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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