Let X1 ∼ U(0, 1) be X2|X1 ∼ U(X1, 1) . . . Xn|Xn−1 ∼ U(Xn−1, 1) Prove that lim n→∞ E(Xn) = 1.

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Let X1 ∼ U(0, 1) be X2|X1 ∼ U(X1, 1) . . . Xn|Xn−1 ∼ U(Xn−1, 1) Prove that lim n→∞ E(Xn) = 1.

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Let X1 ∼ U(0, 1) be X2|X1 ∼ U(X1, 1) . . . Xn|Xn−1 ∼ U(Xn−1, 1)Prove that lim n→∞ E(Xn) = 1.
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