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Problem 4 (due Monday, March 31 )

A sequence $a_1,a_2,\ldots$ of real numbers has the following properties:

(i) $|a_1+a_2+\ldots +a_k|\leq 1$ for every $k$;

(ii) $|a_k-a_{k-1}|\leq 1/k$ for every $k\geq 2$.

Suppose that $\displaystyle |a_k|\geq \frac{c}{\sqrt{k}}$ for infinitely many $k$. Prove that $c\leq \sqrt{2}$.

We received a solution from Josiah Moltz and Dr Mathew Wolak. For detailed solutions see the following link Solution.

pow/problem4s25.txt · Last modified: 2025/04/03 12:51 by mazur