In: Advanced Math
Let (xn) be a sequence with positive terms. (a) Prove the following: lim inf xn+1/ xn ≤ lim inf n√ xn ≤ lim sup n√xn ≤ lim sup xn+1/ xn .
(b) Give example of (xn) where all above inequalities are strict. Hint; you may consider the following sequence xn = 2n if n even and xn = 1 if n odd.