TITLE: Proof check - If two sequences A and B are equivalent, then the first one is a Cauchy sequence if and only if the second one is a Cauchy sequence too
QUESTION [5 upvotes]: Could someone check this proof?
Definitions: 
Equivalence: Two sequences are equivalent iff, for any $\varepsilon > 0$,there exists an $N$ such that for $n \geq N$, $|a_n - b_n| < \varepsilon$.
Cauchy Sequence: $(b_n)_{n=1}^\infty$  is a Cauchy sequence iff, for any $\varepsilon > 0$, there exists an $N$ such that $j,k \geq N$ implies $|a_j - a_k| < \varepsilon$.
Proposition: Show that, if two sequences $(a_n)_{n=1}^\infty$  and $(b_n)_{n=1}^\infty$ are equivalent, then $(a_n)_{n=1}^\infty$ is a Cauchy sequence if and only if $(b_n)_{n=1}^\infty$ is a Cauchy sequence too.
Proof:
Let $(a_n)_{n=1}^\infty$  and $(b_n)_{n=1}^\infty$  be equivalent and assume $(a_n)_{n=1}^\infty$ is a Cauchy sequence. 
As both sequences are equivalent, for some n and for any $\varepsilon$ , we have
$$|a_n - b_n| + | b_{n+1} - a_{n+1}| + |a_{n+1} - a_n | < \varepsilon$$ 
By the triangle inequality theorem, 
$$|a_n - b_n + b_{n+1} - a_{n+1} + a_{n+1} - a_n|  =  |b_{n+1} - b_n| <\varepsilon $$
We could show that, if  $(b_n)_{n=1}^\infty$ is a Cauchy sequence, then $(a_n)_{n=1}^\infty$ is a Cauchy sequence too, by a reciprocal argument.
$\blacksquare$

REPLY [3 votes]: Suppose $(a_n)_{n=1}^\infty$ and $(b_n)_{n=1}^\infty$ are two equivalent sequences, and let $\varepsilon>0$ be given. Since $\frac{1}{3}\varepsilon>0$, there is a positive integer $N_o$ such that
\begin{equation} |a_n - b_n| < \frac{1}{3}\varepsilon \,\text{ whenever }\, n\geq N_o.
\end{equation}
Without loss of generality, we shall only assume $(a_n)_{n=1}^\infty$ is a Cauchy sequence. Since $(a_n)_{n=1}^\infty$ is Cauchy, there is a positive integer $N_1$ such that
\begin{equation} |a_m - a_n| < \frac{1}{3}\varepsilon \,\text{ whenever }\, m,n \geq N_1.
\end{equation}
We select $N=\max\{N_o, N_1\}$. So if $m,n \geq N$, then
\begin{aligned}|b_m-b_n| & = |b_m-a_m+a_m-a_n + a_n - b_n| \\& \leq |b_m-a_m|+|a_m-a_n|+|a_n-b_n| \\& < \frac{\varepsilon}{3}+\frac{\varepsilon}{3}+\frac{\varepsilon}{3}
=\varepsilon.
\end{aligned}