How to find the bounds of this siquence

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The discussion focuses on determining the bounds of the sequence defined by the expression (n^2 + 2)^0.5 - n^0.5. It concludes that as n approaches infinity, the limit diverges to infinity, indicating that the sequence is unbounded. The dominant term in the expression is n, which grows faster than the square root of n, leading to the conclusion that the sequence increases beyond all positive bounds. The analysis employs limit techniques to demonstrate that the sequence does not converge.

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(n^2+2)^0.5 - (n)^0.5

i thought of doing a limit where n->infinity

but here i get undefined form and even if i whould get some finite limite
it will only be one bound

and i can't do limit n->-infinity because its a sequence must be positive??
 
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It's not bounded, so you're going to have a tough time finding a bound for it. Of the two terms, the first is dominant and is approximately n. n grows large more quickly than sqrt(n).

[tex]\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} \sqrt{n^2 + 2} - \sqrt{n} = \infty[/tex]
 
Factor out a [tex]\sqrt(n^2)[/tex] to see that it increases beyond all positive bounds.

[tex]\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} \sqrt(n^2 +2) - \sqrt(n) = \lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}\sqrt(n^2)(\sqrt(1 + 2/n^2) - \sqrt(\frac{1}{n}))[/tex]

In the second bracket, the first term converges to 1 and the second term converges to 0. So we now have [tex]\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} \sqrt(n^2)*1 = \infty[/tex]
 

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