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The problem involves a sequence of real numbers that converges to a positive limit, specifically demonstrating the existence of a natural number beyond which all terms of the sequence remain positive.

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  • Participants discuss the definition of convergence and its implications for the sequence. There is a suggestion to consider a suitable ε to facilitate the proof.

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1. Let {xn} be a sequence of reals which converges to x > 0. Show that there is a natural number n0 such that xn > 0 for all n >= n0 .

I tried this but cannot approach the answer.
Can anybody?
 
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what is the definition of convergence?
 


lanedance said:
what is the definition of convergence?

The sequence (xn) is said to converge to a real number
a.
if for all ε>0, there exists N in N such that |xn-a|<ε for all n≥N.
 


ok so how about picking a useful ε>0...
 

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