One or more options correct
Define and for . Which of the following is/are correct?
- A.
- B. The sequence is monotonically decreasing
- C.
- D. for every
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Answer: A
By AM-GM, for every , with equality only if , which never happens because all terms are rational. Hence for , so (D) is false. For we have , so : the sequence decreases from onwards and, being bounded below by , converges to a limit with , giving ; so (A) is true. However , so the whole sequence is not monotonically decreasing and (B) is false. Computing exactly, , and , not , so (C) is false.
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