Given a real number $a$ and a sequence $(x_n)_{n=1}^\infty$ defined by: $$\left\{\begin{matrix} x_1=1 \\ x_2=0 \\ x_{n+2}=\frac{x_n^2+x_{n+1}^2}{4}+a\end{matrix}\right.$$ for all positive integers $n$. 1. For $a=0$, prove that $(x_n)$ converges. 2. Determine the largest possible value of $a$ such that $(x_n)$ converges.

If $\sum_{i=1}^{\infty} u_{i}^{2}$ and $\sum_{i=1}^{\infty} v_{i}^{2}$ are convergent series of real numbers, prove that $$\sum_{i=1}^{\infty}(u_{i}-v_{i})^{p}$$ is convergent, where $p\geq 2$ is an integer.

Let $P_1 , P_2 , \ldots$ be a sequence of distinct points which is dense in the interval $(0,1)$. The points $P_1 , \ldots , P_{n-1}$ decompose the interval into $n$ parts, and $P_n$ decomposes one of these into two parts. Let $a_n$ and $b_n$ be the length of these two intervals. Prove that $$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} a_n b_n (a_n +b_n) =1 \slash 3.$$

Find (i) $\lim_{n\to \infty} \sum_{i=1}^{n} \frac{1}{\sqrt{n^2 +i^{2}}}$. (ii) $\lim_{n\to \infty} \sum_{i=1}^{n} \frac{1}{\sqrt{n^2 +i}}$. (iii) $\lim_{n\to \infty} \sum_{i=1}^{n^{2}} \frac{1}{\sqrt{n^2 +i}}$.

Let $\{a_n \}_n$ be a sequence of real numbers such there there are countably infinite distinct subsequences converging to the same point. We call two subsequences distinct if they do not have a common term. Which of the following statements always holds: (A) $\{a_n \}_n$ is bounded (B) $\{a_n \}_n$ is unbounded (C) The set of convergent subsequence $\{a_n \}_n$ is countable (D) None of these

A subset $Q \subset H^s(\mathbb{R})$ is said to be equicontinuous if for any $\varepsilon>0$, $\exists \delta>0$ such that \[\|f(x+h)-f(x)\|_{H^s}<\varepsilon, \quad \forall \vert h\vert<\delta, \quad f \in Q.\] Fix $r<s$, given a bounded sequence of functions $f_n \in H^s(\mathbb{R}$. If $f_n$ converges in $H^r(\mathbb{R})$ and equicontinuous in $H^s(\mathbb{R})$, show that it also converges in $H^s(\mathbb{R})$.

Let be a sequence of functions $ a_n:\mathbb{R}\longrightarrow\mathbb{Z} $ defined as $ a_n(x)=\sum_{i=1}^n (-1)^i\lfloor xi\rfloor . $ [b]a)[/b] Find the real numbers $ y $ such that $ \left( a_n(y) \right)_{n\ge 1} $ converges to $ 1. $ [b]b)[/b] Find the real numbers $ z $ such that $ \left( a_n(z) \right)_{n\ge 1} $ converges.

Suppose that $(a_n)_{n\geq 1}$ is a sequence of real numbers satisfying $a_{n+1} = \frac{3a_n}{2+a_n}$. (i) Suppose $0 < a_1 <1$, then prove that the sequence $a_n$ is increasing and hence show that $\lim_{n \to \infty} a_n =1$. (ii) Suppose $ a_1 >1$, then prove that the sequence $a_n$ is decreasing and hence show that $\lim_{n \to \infty} a_n =1$.

[b]a)[/b] Let $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ be a sequence of real numbers having the property that $ \left| x_{n+1} -x_n \right|\leqslant 1/2^n, $ for any $ n\geqslant 1. $ Show that $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ is convergent. [b]b)[/b] Create a sequence $ \left( y_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ of real numbers that has the following properties: $ \text{(i) } \lim_{n\to\infty } \left( y_{n+1} -y_n \right) = 0 $ $ \text{(ii) } $ is bounded $ \text{(iii) } $ is divergent [i]Eugen Popa[/i]

Is the infinite series $$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n^{1+\frac{1}{n}}}$$ convergent?

Let $a_{0}=\sqrt{2}, b_{0}=2,a_{n+1}=\sqrt{2-\sqrt{4-a_{n}^{2}}},b_{n+1}=\frac{2b_{n}}{2+\sqrt{4+b_{n}^{2}}}$. a) Prove that the sequences $(a_{n})$ and $(b_{n})$ are decreasing and converge to $0$. b) Prove that the sequence $(2^{n}a_{n})$ is increasing, the sequence $(2^{n}b_{n})$ is decreasing and both converge to the same limit. c) Prove that there exists a positive constant $C$ such that for all $n$ the following inequality holds: $0 <b_{n}-a_{n} <\frac{C}{8^{n}}$.

Let $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ be a sequence of positive real numbers, verifying the inequality $ x_n\le \frac{x_{n-1}+x_{n-2}}{2} , $ for any natural number $ n\ge 3. $ Show that $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ is convergent.

Let a sequence $(x_n)$ be given and let $y_n = x_{n-1} +2 x_n $ for $n>1.$ Suppose that the sequence $(y_n)$ converges. Prove that the sequence $(x_n)$ converges, too.

Let $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ be a non-decreasing function such that $f(y) - f(x) < y - x$ for all real numbers $x$ and $y > x$. The sequence $u_1,u_2,\ldots$ of real numbers is such that $u_{n+2} = f(u_{n+1}) - f(u_n)$ for all $n\geq 1$. Prove that for any $\varepsilon > 0$ there exists a positive integer $N$ such that $|u_n| < \varepsilon$ for all $n\geq N$.

Let be two real numbers $ b>a>0, $ and a sequence $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ with $ x_2>x_1>0 $ and such that $$ ax_{n+2}+bx_n\ge (a+b)x_{n+1} , $$ for any natural numbers $ n. $ Prove that $ \lim_{n\to\infty } x_n=\infty . $ [i]Dan Popescu[/i]

Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ be a continuous, strictly decreasing function such that $f([0,1])\subseteq[0,1]$. [list=i] [*]For all positive integers $n{}$ prove that there exists a unique $a_n\in(0,1)$, solution of the equation $f(x)=x^n$. Moreover, if $(a_n){}$ is the sequence defined as above, prove that $\lim_{n\to\infty}a_n=1$. [*]Suppose $f$ has a continuous derivative, with $f(1)=0$ and $f'(1)<0$. For any $x\in\mathbb{R}$ we define \[F(x)=\int_x^1f(t) \ dt.\]Let $\alpha{}$ be a real number. Study the convergence of the series \[\sum_{n=1}^\infty F(a_n)^\alpha.\] [/list]

Let $ \left( c_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ be a sequence of real numbers. Prove that the sequences $ \left( c_n\sin n \right)_{n\ge 1} ,\left( c_n\cos n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ are both convergent if and only if $ \left( c_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ converges to $ 0. $ [i]Mihai Piticari[/i] and [i]Vladimir Cerbu[/i]

Given a real number $x$, define the series \[ S(x) = \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \{n! \cdot x\}, \] where $\{s\} = s - \lfloor s \rfloor$ is the fractional part of the number $s$. Determine if there exists an irrational number $x$ for which the series $S(x)$ converges.

Let $a_n = \frac{1}{\binom{2n}{n}}, \forall n \leq 1$. a) Show that $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{+\infty}a_nx^n$ converges for all $x \in (-4, 4)$ and that the function $f(x) = \sum\limits_{n=1}^{+\infty}a_nx^n$ satisfies the differential equation $x(x - 4)f'(x) + (x + 2)f(x) = -x$. b) Prove that $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{+\infty}\frac{1}{\binom{2n}{n}} = \frac{1}{3} + \frac{2\pi\sqrt{3}}{27}$.

Let $(a_n)_{n\ge 1}$ be a sequence such that $a_n > 1$ and $a_{n+1}^2 \ge a_n a_{n + 2}$, for any $n\ge 1$. Show that the sequence $(x_n)_{n\ge 1}$ given by $x_n = \log_{a_n} a_{n + 1}$ for $n\ge 1$ is convergent and compute its limit.

Let $a_n>0$, $n\ge1$. Consider the right triangles $\triangle A_0A_1A_2$, $\triangle A_0A_2A_3,\ldots$, $\triangle A_0A_{n-1}A_n,\ldots,$ as in the figure. (More precisely, for every $n\ge2$ the hypotenuse $A_0A_n$ of $\triangle A_0A_{n-1}A_n$ is a leg of $\triangle A_0A_nA_{n+1}$ with right angle $\angle A_0A_nA_{n+1}$, and the vertices $A_{n-1}$ and $A_{n+1}$ lie on the opposite sides of the straight line $A_0A_n$; also, $|A_{n-1}A_n|=a_n$ for every $n\ge1$.) [img]https://services.artofproblemsolving.com/download.php?id=YXR0YWNobWVudHMvYi8yL2M1ZjAxM2I1ZWU0N2E4MzQyYWIzNmQ5OGM3NjJlZjljODdmMTliLnBuZw==&rn=U0VFTU9VUyAyMDEyLnBuZw==[/img] Is it possible for the set of points $\{A_n\mid n\ge0\}$ to be unbounded but the series $\sum_{n=2}^\infty m\angle A_{n-1}A_0A_n$ to be convergent? [i]Note.[/i] A subset $B$ of the plane is bounded if and only if there is a disk $D$ such that $B\subseteq D$.

If the terms of a sequence $a_{1}, a_{2}, \ldots$ are monotonic, and if $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} a_n$ converges, show that $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} n(a_{n} -a_{n+1 })$ converges.

Prove that if $f:[0,1]\rightarrow[0,1]$ is a continuous function, then the sequence of iterates $x_{n+1}=f(x_{n})$ converges if and only if $$\lim_{n\to \infty}(x_{n+1}-x_{n})=0$$

Let $E(n)$ denote the largest integer $k$ such that $5^k$ divides $1^{1}\cdot 2^{2} \cdot 3^{3} \cdot \ldots \cdot n^{n}.$ Calculate $$\lim_{n\to \infty} \frac{E(n)}{n^2 }.$$

Let $\sum_{n=1}^\infty a_n$ be a divergent series with positive nonincreasing terms. Prove that the series $$\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{a_n}{1+na_n}$$diverges.