Assume that ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0013.gif) and ![](../images/Math%20Images/proof1.9.8_clip_image002_0001.gif) for all ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0016.gif) . Let ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0018.gif) . Choose ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0019.gif) such that ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0020.gif) . Next, for this ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0021.gif) choose ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0023.gif) such that ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0022.gif) . Then, for ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0025.gif) implies ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0026.gif) . Hence, ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0013.gif) .
Conversely, suppose that the ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0011.gif) limit of ![](../images/Math%20Images/proof1.9.8_clip_image002_0006.gif) at ![](../images/Math%20Images/proof1.9.8_clip_image002_0007.gif) does not exist. Then, there exists an ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0018.gif) such that for every ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0019.gif) there is some ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0027.gif) with
![](../images/Math%20Images/proof1.9.8_clip_image002_0004.gif)
In particular, for each ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0016.gif) there is some ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0030.gif) with
![](../images/Math%20Images/proof1.9.8_clip_image002_0003.gif)
Then ![](../images/Math%20Images/proof1.9.8_clip_image002_0005.gif) for all ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0016.gif) , ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0033.gif) , but ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0034.gif) . This is a contradiction. Hence the ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0011.gif) limit of ![](../images/Math%20Images/proof1.9.8_clip_image002_0006.gif) at ![](../images/Math%20Images/proof1.9.8_clip_image002_0007.gif) exists and is equal to ![](../images/Math%20Images/Section-1.9_7_clip_image002_0035.gif) . Back |