Here's my question to prove:
Define an to be a sequence such that:
a1=32
an+1=3−2an
Prove that an is convergent and calculate its limit.
Solution
Prove by induction that an is monotonic increasing:
- For n=2, a2=3−43=53>12
- Assume that an>an−1
For n=k+1: 3−2an−(3−2an−1)=−2an+2an−1>0
, since $a_{n-1}\frac{2}{a_n}$ Therefore, the sequence is monotonic increasing.
Prove that 2 is an upper bound of the sequence. Therefore, it is monotonic increasing and bounded, thus convergent (induction).
Now I think that limn→∞an=2, and I want to prove it with the squeeze theorem.
Is my solution, correct?
Is there a way to find supremum here?
Thanks,
Alan
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