Once convergence to a limit L is established, pass to the limit in the recurrence relation an+1=31(an+1). Since both an and an+1 approach L, substitute L for both terms to get L=31(L+1), and then solve this linear equation for L.
Conditions: The sequence is known to converge to some real number L.; The recurrence relation is an+1=31(an+1).
Once convergence to a limit L is established, pass to the limit in the recurrence relation an+1=31(an+1). Since both an and an+1 approach L, substitute L for both terms to get L=31(L+1), and then solve this linear equation for L.
Conditions: The sequence is known to converge to some real number L.; The recurrence relation is an+1=31(an+1).