Combination Theorem for Sequences/Normed Division Ring/Sum Rule

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Theorem

Let $\struct {R, \norm {\, \cdot \,} }$ be a normed division ring.

Let $\sequence {x_n}$, $\sequence {y_n} $ be sequences in $R$.

Let $\sequence {x_n}$ and $\sequence {y_n}$ be convergent in the norm $\norm {\, \cdot \,}$ to the following limits:

$\ds \lim_{n \mathop \to \infty} x_n = l$
$\ds \lim_{n \mathop \to \infty} y_n = m$

Then:

$\sequence {x_n + y_n}$ is convergent and $\ds \lim_{n \mathop \to \infty} \paren {x_n + y_n} = l + m$


Proof

Let $\epsilon > 0$ be given.

Then $\dfrac \epsilon 2 > 0$.

Since $\sequence {x_n}$ is convergent to $l$, we can find $N_1$ such that:

$\forall n > N_1: \norm {x_n - l} < \dfrac \epsilon 2$

Similarly, for $\sequence {y_n}$ we can find $N_2$ such that:

$\forall n > N_2: \norm {y_n - m} < \dfrac \epsilon 2$

Now let $N = \max \set {N_1, N_2}$.

Then if $n > N$, both the above inequalities will be true.

Thus $\forall n > N$:

\(\ds \norm {\paren {x_n + y_n} - \paren {l + m} }\) \(=\) \(\ds \norm {\paren {x_n - l} + \paren {y_n - m} }\)
\(\ds \) \(\le\) \(\ds \norm {x_n - l} + \norm {y_n - m}\) Norm Axiom $\text N 3$: Triangle Inequality
\(\ds \) \(<\) \(\ds \frac \epsilon 2 + \frac \epsilon 2 = \epsilon\)

Hence:

$\sequence {x_n + y_n}$ is convergent to $l + m$.

$\blacksquare$