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IMC 2018 P1

Source: IMC 2018 P1

July 24, 2018
Sequencesreal analysiscollege contestsimc2018

Problem Statement

Let (an)n=1(a_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} and (bn)n=1(b_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} be two sequences of positive numbers. Show that the following statements are equivalent:
[*]There is a sequence (cn)n=1(c_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} of positive numbers such that n=1ancn\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}{\frac{a_n}{c_n}} and n=1cnbn\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}{\frac{c_n}{b_n}} both converge;[/*] [*]n=1anbn\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}{\sqrt{\frac{a_n}{b_n}}} converges.[/*]
Proposed by Tomáš Bárta, Charles University, Prague