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USAMO 1991 Problem 2

  • Day 1
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For each non-empty subset of {1,2,…,n}\{1,2, \ldots, n\} take the sum of the elements divided by the product. Show that the sum of the resulting quantities is n2+2n−(n+1)snn^{2}+2 n-(n+1) s_{n}, where sn=1+1/2+1/3+…+1/ns_{n}=1+1 / 2+1 / 3+\ldots+1 / n.

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(n+1)^{2}+2(n+1)-(n+2) s_{n+1}

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