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B6
Putnam 1975 B6
Putnam 1975 B6
Source: Putnam 1975
February 17, 2022
Putnam
harmonic series
inequalities
Problem Statement
Let
H
n
=
∑
r
=
1
n
1
r
H_n=\sum_{r=1}^{n} \frac{1}{r}
H
n
=
∑
r
=
1
n
r
1
. Show that n-(n-1)n^{-1\slash (n-1)}>H_n>n(n+1)^{1\slash n}-n for
n
>
2
n>2
n
>
2
.
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