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Putnam 1960 B6

  • Session B

Any positive integer nn can be written in the form n=2k(2l+1)n=2^{k}(2l+1) with k,lk,l positive integers. Let an=e−ka_n =e^{-k} and bn=a1a2a3⋯an.b_n = a_1 a_2 a_3 \cdots a_n. Prove that ∑n=1∞bn\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} b_n converges.

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