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minus-squaremathemachristian[he]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-25 months ago solution Assuming the series converges it converges absolutely. Therefore sumn/2(n-1) n >= 1 = sum(n+1)/2n n >= 0 = sumn/2n n >= 0 + sum1/2n n >= 0 = sumn/2n n >= 0 + 2 = sumn/2n n >= 1 + 2 => sumn/2(n-1) n >= 1 = sumn/2n n >= 1 + 2 => 2 = sumn/2(n-1) n >= 1 - sumn/2n n >= 1 = sumn/2(n-1) - n/2n n >= 1 = sumn/2n n >= 1 = 1/2 * sumn/2(n-1) n >= 1 => sumn/2(n-1) n >= 1 = 4
solution
Assuming the series converges it converges absolutely. Therefore
sumn/2(n-1)
= sum(n+1)/2n
= sumn/2n + sum1/2n
= sumn/2n + 2
= sumn/2n + 2
=>
sumn/2(n-1) = sumn/2n + 2
=>
2 = sumn/2(n-1) - sumn/2n
= sumn/2(n-1) - n/2n
= sumn/2n
= 1/2 * sumn/2(n-1)
=>
sumn/2(n-1) = 4