Determine this sequence increasing or decreasing

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A sequence (an) is recursively defined by a1 = 1 and
an+1 =1 /(2+an ) for all n≥1

I'll prove this sequence is convergent by monoton sequence theorem.ı can find ıt is bounded but ı cannot decide it is monoton because when ı write its terms,Its terms are increasing sometimes decreasing sometimes.

How can ı prove it is increasing or decreasing?
 
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e179285 said:
How can ı prove it is increasing or decreasing?

For what value of an would it be stationary, ie. an+1 = an?
 
Do an+1-an and you'll have to combine it into one fraction and then do some factoring and you'll see if it's decreasing or increasing.