Let a1,a2,… be a sequence of real numbers such that the
sequence a1+2a2,a2+2a3,a3+2a4… converges. Prove
that the sequence a1,a2,… must also converge.
I tried rewriting the a sequence in terms of the first convergent sequence. Letting b1=a1+2a2, b2=a2+2a3, b3=a3+2a4,…
a3=b2−a22=2b2−b1+a14,
a4=b3−a32=4b3−2b2+b1−a18,…
I have no experience in analysis so I tried using only the definition of convergence and limn→∞an. My definition of convergence is for any ϵ>0 there exists N such that |bn−c|<ϵ for n≥N. However even though I can get a magnitude bound on the alternating sum of b1,b2,…, I'm still unsure of how to deal with the finitely many b1,…,bN−1 that aren't within ϵ of c. I think Cauchy sequences might help but I have no experience with them either.
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