Convergence of non increasing and non decreasing sequences to the same limit

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If $a_n$ is a non decreasing sequence and $b_n$ is a non increasing sequence, and $a_n \leq b_n$ for all $n$, this is this sufficient condition for concluding that they both converge to the same limit.

If no, what else is needed?

Best Answer

The given conditions only imply that $a_n$ and $b_n$ both converge. Their limits may not be equal. For example take $a_n=1-\frac 1 n$ and $b_n =2+\frac 1 n$. If you also know that $b_n-a_n \to 0$ you can conclude that the limts are equal.