# convergence of $a_n$ knowing that $a_n^n$ converges

One can prove the following statement:

Let
$(1) a_1, a_2, a_3, ... a_n, ...$
be a sequence of non-negative numbers. Let also $k>1$ be an integer.

If the sequence
$(2) a_1^k, a_2^k, a_3^k, ... a_n^k, ...$
converges and its limit is $a$, then the sequence (1) also converges and its limit is $\sqrt[k]{a}$.

But what if instead of (2) we know that the sequence
$(3) a_1^1, a_2^2, a_3^3, ... a_n^n, ...$
converges and its limit is b. Can we then state something about (1), and about its convergence, and possibly about its limit (if such a limit exists)?

Take $(a_n)$ defined by :
$a_n = 0$ if n is even.
$a_n = \frac{1}{2}$ if n is odd.
• @peter.petrov as I pointed out in the comments in Surb answer, the convergence of $(a_n^n)_{n\in \mathbb{N}}$ with the given setting only grants you that every accumulation Point is strict smaller 1 Mar 27 '15 at 10:57
• @peter.petrov sorry got a flaw, even $1$ may be an accumulation Point of the sequence. Mar 27 '15 at 11:01