Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2022 / ia / Paper 1 / 9D / c / Solution

A Cauchy sequence is a sequence $(x_n)$ such that for every $\epsilon >0$ there is $N$ for whichThe general principle of convergence, or completeness of the real numbers, states that a real sequence converges if and only if it is Cauchy.

For the final claim, let $m=\lfloor n/2\rfloor$. Since $(a_n)$ is decreasing and positive,Because the series $\sum a_k$ converges, its tails tend to zero. Also $n-m\ge n/2$, soThe squeeze theorem gives