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Ch. 10 - Sequences and Infinite Series
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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10장, 문제 10.2.83f

Explain why or why not
Determine whether the following statements are true and give an explanation or counterexample.
f.If the sequence {aₙ} diverges, then the sequence {0.000001aₙ} diverges.

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Recall the definition of divergence for a sequence: a sequence \( \{a_n\} \) diverges if it does not approach a finite limit as \( n \to \infty \).
Consider the sequence \( \{0.000001 \cdot a_n\} \). This is the original sequence \( \{a_n\} \) multiplied by a constant scalar \( 0.000001 \).
Multiplying a sequence by a nonzero constant scales its terms but does not change whether the sequence converges or diverges. Specifically, if \( \{a_n\} \) diverges to infinity or oscillates without limit, then \( \{0.000001 \cdot a_n\} \) will also diverge (though possibly to a different infinite value or oscillation).
However, if \( \{a_n\} \) diverges because it oscillates or does not settle to a limit, scaling by \( 0.000001 \) will not make it converge; it will still fail to approach a finite limit.
Therefore, the statement is true: if \( \{a_n\} \) diverges, then \( \{0.000001 \cdot a_n\} \) also diverges.

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