Exercise 2.3.5

Let ( x n ) and ( y n ) be given, and define ( z n ) to be the “shuffled” sequence ( x 1 , y 1 , x 2 , y 2 , x 3 , y 3 , … , x n , y n , … ) . Prove that ( z n ) is convergent if and only if ( x n ) and ( y n ) are both convergent with lim ⁡ x n = lim ⁡ y n .

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Obviously if lim ⁡ x n = lim ⁡ y n = l then z n → l . To show the other way suppose ( z n ) → l , then | z n − l | < 𝜖 for all n ≥ N meaning | y n − l | < 𝜖 and | x n − l | < 𝜖 for n ≥ N aswell. Thus lim ⁡ x n = lim ⁡ y n = l .

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