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Putnam 1992 B5

  • Session B

Let DnD_n denote the value of the (n−1)×(n−1)(n-1) \times (n-1) determinant [3111⋯11411⋯11151⋯11116⋯1⋮⋮⋮⋮⋱⋮1111⋯n+1].\left[ \begin{array}{cccccc} 3 & 1 & 1 & 1 & \cdots & 1 \\ 1 & 4 & 1 & 1 & \cdots & 1 \\ 1 & 1 & 5 & 1 & \cdots & 1 \\ 1 & 1 & 1 & 6 & \cdots & 1 \\ \vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \ddots & \vdots \\ 1 & 1 & 1 & 1 & \cdots & n+1 \end{array} \right]. Is the set {Dnn!}n≥2\left\{ \frac{D_n}{n!} \right\}_{n \geq 2} bounded?

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