Application of Bolanzo-Weierstrauss

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Let {xn}n = 1\infty be a bounded sequence

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{xnj} be a convergent subsequence, each one converging to L.

Want to show that {xn[}[/itex]n = 1\infty converges to L.

My proof is as follows.

Suppose that {xn}n = 1\infty does not converge to L; this implies that there is a subsequence |{xnj}-L|\geq\epsilon. However by B-W there exists a subsequence of that subsequence that converges, and it must converge to L. However this is a contradiction.

Is this sufficient?
 
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