True/false or conceptual reasoning about sequences

The question asks to determine whether a statement about sequences or convergence is true or false, with justification of the reasoning.

bac-s-maths 2021 Q4 View
We consider two sequences $(U _ { n })$ and $(V _ { n })$ defined on $\mathbb { N }$ such that:
  • for every natural number $n$, $U _ { n } \leqslant V _ { n }$;
  • $\lim _ { n \rightarrow + \infty } V _ { n } = 2$.
We can assert that: a. the sequence $(U _ { n })$ converges b. for every natural number $n$, $V _ { n } \leqslant 2$ c. the sequence $(U _ { n })$ diverges d. the sequence $(U _ { n })$ is bounded above
bac-s-maths 2023 Q4 5 marks View
Exercise 4 — 5 points Theme: sequences, logarithm function, algorithms For each of the following statements, indicate whether it is true or false. Each answer must be justified. An unjustified answer earns no points:
  1. Statement: The sequence $u$ defined for every natural integer $n$ by $u_{n} = \frac{(-1)^{n}}{n+1}$ is bounded.
  2. Statement: Every bounded sequence is convergent.
  3. Statement: Every increasing sequence tends to $+\infty$.
  4. Let the function $f$ defined on $\mathbb{R}$ by $f(x) = \ln(x^{2} + 2x + 2)$. Statement: The function $f$ is convex on the interval $[-3; 1]$.
  5. We consider the function mystery defined below which takes a list L of numbers as a parameter. We recall that len(L) returns the length, that is, the number of elements in the list $L$. \begin{verbatim} def mystery(L) : M = L[0] # We initialize M with the first element of the list L for i in range(len(L)) : if L[i] > M : M = L[i] return M \end{verbatim} Statement: The execution of mystery$([2, 3, 7, 0, 6, 3, 2, 0, 5])$ returns 7.
bac-s-maths 2024 Q3 4 marks View
Exercise 3
Answer TRUE or FALSE to each of the following statements and justify your answer. Any answer without justification will not be taken into account in the grading. All questions in this exercise are independent.
  1. Consider the sequence $( u _ { n } )$ defined for every non-zero natural number $n$ by $$u _ { n } = \frac { 25 + ( - 1 ) ^ { n } } { n }$$ Statement 1: The sequence $\left( u _ { n } \right)$ is divergent.
  2. Consider the sequence $\left( w _ { n } \right)$ defined for every natural number $n$ by $\left\{ \begin{aligned} w _ { 0 } & = 1 \\ w _ { n + 1 } & = \frac { w _ { n } } { 1 + w _ { n } } \end{aligned} \right.$
    It is admitted that for every natural number $n , w _ { n } > 0$. Consider the sequence $( t _ { n } )$ defined for every natural number $n$ by $t _ { n } = \frac { k } { w _ { n } }$ where $k$ is a strictly positive real number. Statement 2: The sequence $\left( t _ { n } \right)$ is a strictly increasing arithmetic sequence.
  3. Consider the sequence $\left( v _ { n } \right)$ defined for every natural number $n$ by $\left\{ \begin{array} { l l l } v _ { 0 } & = 1 \\ v _ { n + 1 } & = & \ln \left( 1 + v _ { n } \right) \end{array} \right.$ It is admitted that for every natural number $n , v _ { n } > 0$. Statement 3: The sequence $( v _ { n } )$ is decreasing.
  4. Consider the sequence $\left( I _ { n } \right)$ defined for every natural number $n$ by $I _ { n } = \int _ { 1 } ^ { \mathrm { e } } [ \ln ( x ) ] ^ { n } \mathrm {~d} x$.
    Statement 4: For every natural number $n , I _ { n + 1 } = \mathrm { e } - ( n + 1 ) I _ { n }$.
bac-s-maths 2024 Q4 View
For each of the following statements, specify whether it is true or false then justify the answer given. Any answer without justification will not be taken into account.
  1. Statement 1: Any decreasing sequence and bounded below by 0 converges to 0.
  2. We consider a sequence $(u_n)$ defined on $\mathbb{N}$ such that, for every integer $n$, we have $$u_n \leq \frac{-9^n + 3^n}{7^n}.$$ Statement 2: $\lim_{n \rightarrow +\infty} u_n = -\infty$.
  3. We consider the following function written in Python language: \begin{verbatim} def terme(N) : U = 1 for i in range(N) : U = U + i return U \end{verbatim} Statement 3: terme(4) returns the value 7.
  4. During a competition, the winner has a choice between two prizes:
    • Prize A: they receive 1000 euros per day for 15 days;
    • Prize B: they receive 1 euro on day 1, 2 euros on day 2, 4 euros on day 3 and for 15 days the sum received doubles each day.
    Statement 4: The value of prize A is higher than the value of prize B.
  5. We consider the sequence $(v_n)$ defined for every integer $n \geq 1$ by $$v_n = \int_1^n \ln x \mathrm{~d}x.$$ Statement 5: The sequence $(v_n)$ is increasing.
bac-s-maths 2024 Q3 View
For each of the following statements, indicate whether it is true or false. Each answer must be justified. An unjustified answer earns no points.
  1. Let $( u _ { n } )$ be a sequence defined for all natural integer $n$ and satisfying the following relation: $$\text{for all natural integer } n , \frac { 1 } { 2 } < u _ { n } \leqslant \frac { 3 n ^ { 2 } + 4 n + 7 } { 6 n ^ { 2 } + 1 } .$$ Statement 1: $\lim _ { n \rightarrow + \infty } u _ { n } = \frac { 1 } { 2 }$.
  2. Let $h$ be a function defined and differentiable on the interval $[-4;4]$. The graphical representation $\mathscr { C } _ { h ^ { \prime } }$ of its derivative function $h ^ { \prime }$ is given below. Statement 2: The function $h$ is convex on $[ - 1 ; 3]$.
  3. The code of a building is composed of 4 digits (which may be identical) followed by two distinct letters among A, B and C (example: 1232BA). Statement 3: There exist 20634 codes that contain at least one 0.
  4. We consider the function $f$ defined on $] 0 ; + \infty [$ by $f ( x ) = x \ln x$. Statement 4: The function $f$ is a solution on $] 0 ; + \infty [$ of the differential equation $$x y ^ { \prime } - y = x .$$
bac-s-maths 2024 Q3 5 marks View
Exercise 3 (5 points)
For each of the following statements, indicate whether it is true or false. Each answer must be justified. An unjustified answer earns no points. The five questions in this exercise are independent.
  1. Consider a sequence ( $t _ { n }$ ) satisfying the recurrence relation: $$\text { for all natural integer } n , t _ { n + 1 } = - 0.8 t _ { n } + 18 .$$ Statement 1: The sequence ( $w _ { n }$ ) defined for all natural integer $n$ by $w _ { n } = t _ { n } - 10$ is geometric.
  2. Consider a sequence ( $S _ { n }$ ) that satisfies for all non-zero natural integer $n$: $$3 n - 4 \leqslant S _ { n } \leqslant 3 n + 4 .$$ The sequence ( $u _ { n }$ ) is defined, for all non-zero natural integer $n$, by: $u _ { n } = \frac { S _ { n } } { n }$. Statement 2: The sequence ( $u _ { n }$ ) converges.
  3. Consider the sequence $\left( v _ { n } \right)$ defined by: $$v _ { 1 } = 2 \text { and for all natural integer } n \geqslant 1 , v _ { n + 1 } = 2 - \frac { 1 } { v _ { n } } .$$ Statement 3: For all natural integer $n \geqslant 1 , v _ { n } = \frac { n + 1 } { n }$.
  4. Consider the sequence ( $u _ { n }$ ) defined for all natural integer $n$ by $u _ { n } = \mathrm { e } ^ { n } - n$. Statement 4: The sequence $\left( u _ { n } \right)$ converges.
  5. Consider the sequence ( $u _ { n }$ ) defined using the script written below in Python language, which returns the value of $u _ { n }$. \begin{verbatim} def u(n) : valeur = 2 for k in range(n) : valeur = 0.5 * (valeur + 2/valeur) return valeur \end{verbatim} We admit that ( $u _ { n }$ ) is decreasing and satisfies for all natural integer $n$: $$\sqrt { 2 } \leqslant u _ { n } \leqslant 2 .$$ Statement 5: The sequence $\left( u _ { n } \right)$ converges to $\sqrt { 2 }$.
cmi-entrance 2012 QA2 5 marks View
Let $x _ { n }$ be a sequence with the following property: Every subsequence of $x _ { n }$ has a further subsequence which converges to $x$. Then the sequence $x _ { n }$ converges to $x$.
cmi-entrance 2012 QA3 5 marks View
Let $f : ( 0 , \infty ) \longrightarrow \mathbb { R }$ be a continuous function. Then $f$ maps any Cauchy sequence to a Cauchy sequence.
cmi-entrance 2012 QA5 5 marks View
Let $K \subset \mathbb { R } ^ { n }$ such that every real valued continuous function on $K$ is bounded. Then $K$ is compact (i.e closed and bounded).
cmi-entrance 2012 QA6 5 marks View
If $A \subset \mathbb { R } ^ { 2 }$ is a countable set, then $\mathbb { R } ^ { 2 } \backslash A$ is connected.
cmi-entrance 2012 QA7 5 marks View
The set $A = \left\{ ( z , w ) \in \mathbb { C } ^ { 2 } \mid z ^ { 2 } + w ^ { 2 } = 1 \right\}$ is bounded in $\mathbb { C } ^ { 2 }$.
cmi-entrance 2012 QA8 5 marks View
Let $f , g : \mathbb { C } \longrightarrow \mathbb { C }$ be complex analytic, and let $h : [ 0,1 ] \longrightarrow \mathbb { C }$ be a non-constant continuous map. Suppose $f ( z ) = g ( z )$ for every $z \in \operatorname { Im } h$, then $f = g$. (Here $\operatorname { Im } h$ denotes the image of the function $h$.)
cmi-entrance 2012 QA15 5 marks View
There is a non-constant continuous function $f : \mathbb { R } \rightarrow \mathbb { R }$ whose image is contained in $\mathbb { Q }$.
cmi-entrance 2012 QB1 10 marks View
Suppose $f : \mathbb { R } \mapsto \mathbb { R } ^ { n }$ be a differentiable mapping satisfying $\| f ( t ) \| = 1$ for all $t \in \mathbb { R }$. Show that $\left\langle f ^ { \prime } ( t ) , f ( t ) \right\rangle = 0$ for all $t \in \mathbb { R }$. (Here $\|$.$\|$ denotes standard norm or length of a vector in $\mathbb { R } ^ { n }$, and $\langle . , .\rangle$ denotes the standard inner product (or scalar product) in $\mathbb { R } ^ { n }$.)
cmi-entrance 2012 QB2 10 marks View
Let $A , B \subset \mathbb { R } ^ { n }$ and define $A + B = \{ a + b ; a \in A , b \in B \}$. If $A$ and $B$ are open, is $A + B$ open? If $A$ and $B$ are closed, is $A + B$ closed? Justify your answers.
cmi-entrance 2012 QB3 10 marks View
Let $f : X \mapsto Y$ be continuous map onto $Y$, and let $X$ be compact. Also $g : Y \mapsto Z$ is such that $g \circ f$ is continuous. Show $g$ is continuous.
cmi-entrance 2012 QB6 10 marks View
Show that a biholomorphic map of the unit ball onto itself which fixes the origin is necessarily a rotation.
grandes-ecoles 2017 QI.A.2 View
What can be said about 1-periodic sequences?
grandes-ecoles 2024 QIV View
Exercise IV
Let $\left( u _ { n } \right) _ { n \in \mathbb { N } }$ be a sequence such that $u _ { n } \neq 0$ for every natural number $n$. For every natural number $n$, the sequence $\left( v _ { n } \right) _ { n \in \mathbb { N } }$ is defined by $v _ { n } = - \frac { 2 } { u _ { n } }$. IV-A- If $\left( u _ { n } \right) _ { n \in \mathbb { N } }$ is bounded below by $2$, then $\left( v _ { n } \right) _ { n \in \mathbb { N } }$ is bounded below by $-1$. IV-B- If $\left( u _ { n } \right) _ { n \in \mathbb { N } }$ is increasing, then $\left( v _ { n } \right) _ { n \in \mathbb { N } }$ is decreasing. IV-C- If $\left( u _ { n } \right) _ { n \in \mathbb { N } }$ converges, then $\left( v _ { n } \right) _ { n \in \mathbb { N } }$ converges.
For each statement, indicate whether it is TRUE or FALSE.
grandes-ecoles 2024 Q1.7 View
Verify that the converse of (Cesàro) is not always true by exhibiting a sequence $\left( u _ { n } \right) _ { n \in \mathbb { N } } \in \mathbb { R } ^ { \mathbb{N} }$ that does not converge and such that $\left( \sigma _ { n } \right) _ { n \in \mathbb { N } }$ converges in $\mathbb { R }$.
taiwan-gsat 2020 Q5 8 marks View
For a real number $a$, let $[a]$ denote the greatest integer not exceeding $a$. For example: $[1.2] = [\sqrt{2}] = 1$, $[-1.2] = -2$. Consider the irrational number $\theta = \sqrt{10001}$. Select the correct options.
(1) $a - 1 < [a] \leq a$ holds for all real numbers $a$
(2) The sequence $b_{n} = \frac{[n\theta]}{n}$ diverges, where $n$ is a positive integer
(3) The sequence $c_{n} = \frac{[-n\theta]}{n}$ diverges, where $n$ is a positive integer
(4) The sequence $d_{n} = n\left[\frac{\theta}{n}\right]$ diverges, where $n$ is a positive integer
(5) The sequence $e_{n} = n\left[\frac{-\theta}{n}\right]$ diverges, where $n$ is a positive integer
taiwan-gsat 2025 Q5 8 marks View
There is a real number sequence $\left\langle a_{n} \right\rangle$, where $a_{n} = \cos\left(n\pi - \frac{\pi}{6}\right)$, and $n$ is a positive integer. Select the correct options.
(1) $a_{1} = -\frac{1}{2}$
(2) $a_{2} = a_{3}$
(3) $a_{4} = a_{24}$
(4) $\left\langle a_{n} \right\rangle$ is a convergent sequence, and $\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} a_{n} < 1$
(5) $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \left(a_{n}\right)^{n} = 3 - 2\sqrt{3}$