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Does a subsequence only have to have "some" terms
This is an example from my text, which I do not understand.
Suppose (s_n)is a sequence of POSITIVE numbers such that inf{s_n | n in NaturalNumbers} = 0. The sequence need not converge or even be bounded , but it has a subsequence that converges monotonically.
They then give a recursive process on how to pick the elements of the subsequence. My problem is as follows. Suppose the sequence is:
s_n = (n - 10)^2
This is a shifted parabola (but sequence) that has an inf = 0. A subsequence must have infinite terms, correct? I can see how you can pick terms starting from the left hand side of the vertex, and pick a monotone decreasing terms up to the vertex (0, 0), but what about after that? s_n starts moving back up and goes to +infinity. So past a certain point, we can't pick anymore points off s_n for our subsequence and keep the monotonicity of it.
So what am I missing? Does a subsequence only have to have "some" terms from the main sequence it is a subsequence of?
This is an example from my text, which I do not understand.
Suppose (s_n)is a sequence of POSITIVE numbers such that inf{s_n | n in NaturalNumbers} = 0. The sequence need not converge or even be bounded , but it has a subsequence that converges monotonically.
They then give a recursive process on how to pick the elements of the subsequence. My problem is as follows. Suppose the sequence is:
s_n = (n - 10)^2
This is a shifted parabola (but sequence) that has an inf = 0. A subsequence must have infinite terms, correct? I can see how you can pick terms starting from the left hand side of the vertex, and pick a monotone decreasing terms up to the vertex (0, 0), but what about after that? s_n starts moving back up and goes to +infinity. So past a certain point, we can't pick anymore points off s_n for our subsequence and keep the monotonicity of it.
So what am I missing? Does a subsequence only have to have "some" terms from the main sequence it is a subsequence of?