Prove that the sequence is bounded

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I have this sequence:

$x_n = \dfrac{5n^6 + 6}{(n^4 + 1)(n^2 – 2)}$

I can prove that it is bounded below and I can find the limit. But I do not understand how to show that it is monotone. It seems like it is decreasing for $n>1$, but should I really show the difference between $x_n$ and $x_{n-1}$?

Thank you for your help in advance.

Best Answer

If the proposed sequence converges, then it is bounded.

Having said that, let us take the limit:

\begin{align*} \lim_{n\to\infty}x_{n} & = \lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{5n^{6} + 6}{(n^{4} + 1)(n^{2} - 2)}\\\\ & = \lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{5 + 6/n^{6}}{(1 + 1/n^{4})(1 - 2/n^{2})}\\\\ & = \frac{5 + 0}{(1 + 0)(1 - 0)} = 5 \end{align*}

Since it is convergent, then it is bounded.

Hopefully this helps!