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Put u=c−1−1>0, so c=(1+u)−1. By Bernoulli's inequality, (1+u)n≥1+nu, and hence
0<cn≤1+nu1​⟶0.​
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More explicitly, for ε>0 choose an integer N>1/(uε). For n≥N, the right-hand side is less than ε. Thus the geometric sequence has limit of a sequence zero, either directly by the definition or by the squeeze theorem.

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