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SIMON-MARAIS 2020 B2

  • Paper B

For each positive integer kk, let SkS_k be the set of real numbers that can be expressed in the form

1n1+1n2+⋯+1nk,\frac{1}{n_1} + \frac{1}{n_2} + \cdots + \frac{1}{n_k},

where n1,n2,…,nkn_1, n_2, \ldots, n_k are positive integers.

Prove that SkS_k does not contain an infinite strictly increasing sequence.

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