Home Competitions VTRMC 1980 Problem 3
Let a n = 1 ⋅ 3 ⋅ 5 ⋅ ⋯ ⋅ ( 2 n − 1 ) 2 ⋅ 4 ⋅ 6 ⋅ ⋯ ⋅ 2 n . a_n = \frac{1\cdot3\cdot5\cdot\cdots\cdot(2n-1)}{2\cdot4\cdot6\cdot\cdots\cdot2n}. a n = 2 ⋅ 4 ⋅ 6 ⋅ ⋯ ⋅ 2 n 1 ⋅ 3 ⋅ 5 ⋅ ⋯ ⋅ ( 2 n − 1 ) . (a) Prove that lim n → ∞ a n \lim_{n\to \infty}a_n lim n → ∞ a n exists.
(b) Show that a n = ( 1 − 1 2 2 ) ( 1 − 1 4 2 ) ( 1 − 1 6 2 ) ⋯ ( 1 − 1 ( 2 n ) 2 ) ( 2 n + 1 ) a n . a_n = \frac{\left(1-\frac1{2^2}\right)\left(1-\frac1{4^2}\right)\left(1-\frac1{6^2}\right)\cdots\left(1-\frac{1}{(2n)^2}\right)}{(2n+1)a_n}. a n = ( 2 n + 1 ) a n ( 1 − 2 2 1 ) ( 1 − 4 2 1 ) ( 1 − 6 2 1 ) ⋯ ( 1 − ( 2 n ) 2 1 ) . (c) Find lim n → ∞ a n \lim_{n\to\infty}a_n lim n → ∞ a n and justify your answer
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Official text: Virginia Tech Regional Mathematics Contest 1980 official paper , page 1.
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