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HMMT November 2018 U25

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Let a0,a1,…a_{0}, a_{1}, \ldots and b0,b1,…b_{0}, b_{1}, \ldots be geometric sequences with common ratios rar_{a} and rbr_{b}, respectively, such that

∑i=0∞ai=∑i=0∞bi=1 and (∑i=0∞ai2)(∑i=0∞bi2)=∑i=0∞aibi.\sum_{i=0}^{\infty} a_{i}=\sum_{i=0}^{\infty} b_{i}=1 \text { and } \left(\sum_{i=0}^{\infty} a_{i}^{2}\right)\left(\sum_{i=0}^{\infty} b_{i}^{2}\right)=\sum_{i=0}^{\infty} a_{i} b_{i} .

Find the smallest real number cc such that a0<ca_{0}<c must be true.

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\frac{4}{3}

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