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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2001 ia Paper 1 3D Solution by
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The definition of a convergent sequence isTo prove the product rule, convergence first gives an eventual bound . ThenChoose 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 . ConsequentlyThus . 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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