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Real Analysis: Limit Superior and Bolzano Weierstrass

Prove the Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem: Every bounded sequence has a convergent subsequence.

Consider whether the converse of the Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem is true: If a sequence has a convergent subsequence, then it is bounded. Give an example of an unbounded sequence that has a convergent subsequence.

Prove that if a sequence is convergent, meaning it has a limit, then the lim sup of the sequence is equal to its limit.

Let the sequence sns_n be this sequence that repeats in a pattern of 0,1,2,1,0,1,2,10, 1, 2, 1, 0, 1, 2, 1 and so on. What is the limit superior of this sequence?

Consider the sequence tnt_n which approaches 3 with its odd terms and approaches 1 from above with its even terms. What is the limit superior of this sequence?

For the sequence ana_n whose nth term is 1+(1)nnn\frac{1 + (-1)^n n}{n}, what are the limit superior and limit inferior of the sequence?

Let bnb_n be the sequence n×sin(πn2)n \times \sin\left( \frac{\pi n}{2} \right). What are the limit superior and limit inferior of this sequence?