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product of sequence and limit

Source: LIMIT 2019 CBS1 P1

April 28, 2021
real analysis

Problem Statement

Let a1=1a_1=1 and an=n(an1+1)a_n=n(a_{n-1}+1) for n2n\ge2. Define pn=i=1n(1+1ai)p_n=\prod_{i=1}^n\left(1+\frac1{a_i}\right)Then limnpn\lim_{n\to\infty}p_n is <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 1+e<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>~1+e <spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> e<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>~e <spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 1<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>~1 <spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>~\infty