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The Cauchy Sequence is that: $\forall \varepsilon >0 \, \exists n_0 \in \mathbb ℕ$ such that $\forall m > n \geq n_0, \, |x_m−x_n|≤\varepsilon.$ Let's negate it, we will get $∃\varepsilon> \, ∀𝑛 \in \mathbb ℕ$ such that $∃𝑚>𝑛≥𝑛_0 \, |𝑥_𝑚−𝑥_𝑛|≥\varepsilon.$ Need to show that $|\sqrt[4]{𝑥_𝑚} - \sqrt[4]{𝑥_𝑛}| ≥\varepsilon $

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  • $\begingroup$ Do you mean if $(x_n)$ is Cauchy sequence then $(\sqrt[4]{𝑥_𝑛}) $ is not? $\endgroup$
    – Koro
    Feb 27, 2021 at 18:43
  • $\begingroup$ @Koro no. I need somehow to show that |𝑥𝑚‾‾‾√4−𝑥𝑛‾‾‾√4|≥𝜀, by doing some modifications $\endgroup$
    – Diana
    Feb 27, 2021 at 18:53

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You mean $x_n = \sqrt[4]{n}$, then on $[m, 2m], m > 1, f(x) = \sqrt[4]{x}$ is differentiable thus using MVT yields: $\left|x_m - x_{2m}\right| = \left|\sqrt[4]{m} - \sqrt[4]{2m}\right| \ge |2m - m|\cdot \dfrac{1}{4\sqrt{m}} = \dfrac{\sqrt{m}}{4} > \dfrac{1}{4} = \epsilon$. Thus it’s not Cauchy ( sequence ).

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