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Putnam 1994 A1

  • Session A

Suppose that a sequence a1,a2,a3,…a_1, a_2, a_3, \dots satisfies 0<an≤a2n+a2n+10 < a_n \leq a_{2n} + a_{2n+1} for all n≥1n \geq 1. Prove that the series ∑n=1∞an\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} a_n diverges.

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