Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2001/ia/paper-1/3d/solution

The definition of a convergent sequence is
To prove the product rule, convergence first gives an eventual bound . Then
Choose sufficiently large that and , as well as the bound on . The right side is less than , proving directly from the limit of a sequence definition.
If , eventually , so the reverse triangle inequality gives . Consequently
Thus . The condition ensures the reciprocal sequence is defined at every index; the nonzero limit supplies the eventual uniform bound away from zero. Finally has every term nonzero, showing that this termwise property alone does not prevent a zero limit.

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