Question 3.T.6: Suppose the sequences (xn), (yn), and (zn) satisfy xn ≤ yn ≤...

Suppose the sequences (xn),(yn),(x_{n}), (y_{n}), and (zn)(z_{n}) satisfy

xnynznx_{n} ≤ y_{n} ≤ z_{n}  for all nN0n ≥ N_{0}.

If lim xn=x_{n} = lim zn=,z_{n} = \ell, then (yn)( y_{n}) is convergent and its limit is also \ell.

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Given ε > 0, there are N1,N2NN_{1}, N_{2} ∈ \mathbb{N} such that

xn<ε|x_{n} − \ell| < ε  for all nN1n ≥ N_{1}

zn<ε|z_{n} − \ell| < ε  for all nN2n ≥ N2.

Now we define N = max{N0,N1,N2},\left\{N_{0}, N_{1}, N_{2}\right\}, and note that

nNnN0, nN1, nN2n ≥ N ⇒ n ≥ N_{0},  n ≥ N_{1},  n ≥ N_{2}

xnynzn, ε<xn<+ε, ε<zn<+εx_{n} ≤ y_{n} ≤ z_{n},  \ell − ε < x_{n} < \ell + ε,  \ell − ε < z_{n} < \ell + ε

ε<xnynzn<+ε\ell − ε < x_{n} ≤ y_{n} ≤ z_{n} < \ell + ε

ε<yn<+ε \ell − ε < y_{n} < \ell + ε

yn<ε| y_{n} − \ell| < ε,

which means yny_{n} → \ell.

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