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Proof of A Subsequence of a Convergent Sequence Has the Same Limit

lemmalem:subsequence-convergent-metric-2026a
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Reason: Proof of lem:subsequence-convergent-metric-2026a: the convergence threshold N works for the subsequence because lem:subsequence-index-growth-2026a gives k <= n_k and the order on N is transitive.

Proof

Let ε\varepsilon be a real number with ε>0\varepsilon>0. Since (xm)mN(x_m)_{m\in\mathbb{N}} converges to xx, there is NNN\in\mathbb{N} such that

d(xm,x)<εfor every mN with Nm.d(x_m,x)<\varepsilon\qquad\text{for every }m\in\mathbb{N}\text{ with }N\le m.

Let kNk\in\mathbb{N} with NkN\le k. Because (nk)kN(n_k)_{k\in\mathbb{N}} is strictly increasing, Strictly Increasing Sequences of Natural Numbers Dominate Their Index gives knkk\le n_k. The order \le on N\mathbb{N} is transitive by Properties of the Order on the Natural Numbers, so NkN\le k and knkk\le n_k yield NnkN\le n_k. Applying the displayed inequality with m=nkm=n_k gives

d(xnk,x)<ε.d(x_{n_k},x)<\varepsilon .

Thus for every real ε>0\varepsilon>0 there is NNN\in\mathbb{N} such that d(xnk,x)<εd(x_{n_k},x)<\varepsilon for every kNk\in\mathbb{N} with NkN\le k. By Convergent Sequence in a Metric Space the subsequence (xnk)kN(x_{n_k})_{k\in\mathbb{N}} converges to xx in (X,d)(X,d).

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