Saturday, 20 September 2014

real analysis - Using definition of a limit to prove that limnrightarrowinftyfrac2n4=0




Using the definition of a limit, prove that limn2n4=0




My take: I want to prove that given ϵ>0, there NN such that nN




|2n40|<ϵ



Notice that 2n4<2n<ϵ, so I think I can say n>2ϵ (not sure if I can do this).



So, given all that rough work,



Proof: Given ϵ>0, choose N>2ϵ and suppose nN such that



|2n4|<2n2N1(2ϵ)2=ϵ?




I'm sure I screwed it up somewhere. Can someone help me please?


Answer



I continue on your proof.



Your take: I want to prove that given ϵ>0, there NN such that nN



|2n40|<ϵ



Let ϵ>0, we want to find an N such that nN, nN|2n4|<ϵ.




Observe on this inequality: |2n4|<ϵ. Since the "n" we discuss is only under natural numbers, so we roughly assume that nN. Then we can go on our observations:



|2n4|<ϵ nN2n4<ϵ 2n4<2n<ϵhope it can be true



Hence, from the "", when 2n<ϵ, then |2n4|<ϵ can be true. But when will 2n<ϵ?

$$\begin{alignat}{2}
&\frac{2}{n}<\epsilon\\
\Longleftrightarrow&2\Longleftrightarrow&n>\frac{2}{\epsilon}
\end{alignat}
$$






So until now, we have gain that nN, n>2ϵ|2n40|<ϵ.

Then we choose N to be 2ϵ, then nN, |2n40|<ϵ.


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