Is this Proof for an Infinite Limit Correct?

In summary, the proof is correct but could benefit from adding formal language and stating and proving the monotonicity of the square root function.
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1. Homework Statement

Is this proof correct?
Let K>0, and choose N such that N >= K2, then for all n in the naturals, and n>=N, sqrt(n)+7>=sqrt(N)>=K

Is this proof correct?

Please tell me
 
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Yes, you need to wrap a little formal language around it to make it a formal proof, but that's the argument. You might want to state and prove that ##\sqrt{n}## is monotonically strictly increasing, i.e. ##\sqrt{m} > \sqrt{n} \iff m > n##, unless that's already been established in your course.

So I'd wind up with a closing line, "therefore [state the definition of going to ##\infty## as ##n \rightarrow \infty##]".
 

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