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Old November 14th, 2007, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by PvtBillPilgrim View Post
Is what you did correct?

f_n+1(x) - f_n(x) is decreasing (I believe). This should imply that (m_n) is decreasing. And it is bounded by [-1,0] so it must be convergent.

As n goes to infinity, f_n(x) goes to 1/(1-x) on (-1,0]. How do I find the limit A though (to what (m_n) converges)?

Thanks for your help.
I make a minor mistake. I did it on the interval [0,1] you wanted on the interval [-1,0]. But can you use the same approach and do the problem yourself?
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