Let xn(n=1,2,…) be real numbers.
What does it mean to say that the sequence (xn)n=1∞ converges?
What does it mean to say that the series ∑n=1∞xn converges?
Show that if ∑n=1∞xn is convergent, then xn→0. Show that the converse can be false.
Sequences of positive real numbers xn,yn(n⩾1) are given, such that the inequality
yn+1⩽yn−21min(xn,yn)
holds for all n⩾1. Show that, if ∑n=1∞xn diverges, then yn→0.