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Problem 7
infinite abs sum is divergent for sequence in R+
infinite abs sum is divergent for sequence in R+
Source: VTRMC 2004 P7
July 27, 2021
limits
real analysis
Problem Statement
Let
{
a
n
}
\{a_n\}
{
a
n
}
be a sequence of positive real numbers such that
lim
n
→
∞
a
n
=
0
\lim_{n\to\infty}a_n=0
lim
n
→
∞
a
n
=
0
. Prove that
∑
n
=
1
∞
∣
1
−
a
n
+
1
a
n
∣
\sum^\infty_{n=1}\left|1-\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_n}\right|
∑
n
=
1
∞
1
−
a
n
a
n
+
1
is divergent.
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