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Putnam 2006 B6

  • Session B

Let kk be an integer greater than 1. Suppose a0>0a_0 > 0, and define an+1=an+1anka_{n+1} = a_n + \frac{1}{\sqrt[k]{a_n}} for n>0n > 0. Evaluate lim⁡n→∞ank+1nk.\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{a_n^{k+1}}{n^k}.

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Solutions

Human solution Solution 1 by Kiran Kedlaya and Lenny Ng

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