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Let $A_n$ be the set of all the sums $\displaystyle \sum_{k=1}^n \arcsin x_k $, where $n\geq 2$, $x_k \in [0,1]$, and $\displaystyle \sum^n_{k=1} x_k = 1$. a) Prove that $A_n$ is an interval. b) Let $a_n$ be the length of the interval $A_n$. Compute $\displaystyle \lim_{n\to \infty} a_n$.
For every positive integeer $n>1$, let $k(n)$ the largest positive integer $k$ such that there exists a positive integer $m$ such that $n = m^k$. Find $$lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} \frac{\sum_{j=2}^{j=n+1}{k(j)}}{n}$$
For a positive constant number $ p$, find $ \lim_{n\to\infty} \frac {1}{n^{p \plus{} 1}}\sum_{k \equal{} 0}^{n \minus{} 1} \int_{2k\pi}^{(2k \plus{} 1)\pi} x^p\sin ^ 3 x\cos ^ 2x\ dx.$
The sequence $ (a_n)$ is defined by $ a_1\in (0,1)$ and $ a_{n\plus{}1}\equal{}a_n(1\minus{}a_n)$ for $ n\ge 1$. Prove that $ \lim_{n\rightarrow \infty} na_n\equal{}1$
Let $ a\in (1,\infty) $ and a countinuous function $ f:[0,\infty)\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ having the property: $$ \lim_{x\to \infty} xf(x)\in\mathbb{R} . $$ [b]a)[/b] Show that the integral $ \int_1^{\infty} \frac{f(x)}{x}dx $ and the limit $ \lim_{t\to\infty} t\int_{1}^a f\left( x^t \right) dx $ both exist, are finite and equal. [b]b)[/b] Calculate $ \lim_{t\to \infty} t\int_1^a \frac{dx}{1+x^t} . $
Throw $ n$ balls in to $ 2n$ boxes. Suppose each ball comes into each box with equal probability of entering in any boxes. Let $ p_n$ be the probability such that any box has ball less than or equal to one. Find the limit $ \lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{\ln p_n}{n}$
Suppose that for every $n$ the number $m(n)$ is chosen such that $m(n)\ln(m(n))=n-\frac 12$. Show that $b_n$ is asymptotic to the following expression where $b_n$ is the $n-$th Bell number, that is the number of ways to partition $\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$: \[ \frac{m(n)^ne^{m(n)-n-\frac 12}}{\sqrt{\ln n}}. \] Two functions $f(n)$ and $g(n)$ are asymptotic to each other if $\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty}\frac{f(n)}{g(n)}=1$.
Show that there exists a positive real number $x\neq 2$ such that $\log_2x=\frac{x}{2}$. Hence obtain the set of real numbers $c$ such that \[\frac{\log_2x}{x}=c\] has only one real solution.
Let $ H(n)$ be the number of simply connected subsets with $ n$ hexagons in an infinite hexagonal network. Also let $ P(n)$ be the number of paths starting from a fixed vertex (that do not connect itself) with lentgh $ n$ in this hexagonal network. a) Prove that the limits \[ \alpha: \equal{}\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}H(n)^{\frac1n}, \beta: \equal{}\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}P(n)^{\frac1n}\]exist. b) Prove the following inequalities: $ \sqrt2\leq\beta\leq2$ $ \alpha\leq 12.5$ $ \alpha\geq3.5$ $ \alpha\leq\beta^4$
Prove that: there exists a positive constant $K$, and an integer series $\{a_n\}$, satisfying: $(1)$ $0<a_1<a_2<\cdots <a_n<\cdots $; $(2)$ For any positive integer $n$, $a_n<1.01^n K$; $(3)$ For any finite number of distinct terms in $\{a_n\}$, their sum is not a perfect square.
Calculate the limit $$\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{1}{n} \left(\frac{1}{n^k} +\frac{2^k}{n^k} +....+\frac{(n-1)^k}{n^k} +\frac{n^k}{n^k}\right).$$ (For the calculation of the limit, the integral construction procedure can be followed).
([b]7[/b]) Evaluate the limit $ \lim_{n\rightarrow\infty} n^{\minus{}\frac{1}{2}\left(1\plus{}\frac{1}{n}\right)} \left(1^1\cdot2^2\cdot\cdots\cdot n^n\right)^{\frac{1}{n^2}}$.
Find $ \lim_{n\to\infty} \int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} x|\cos (2n\plus{}1)x|\ dx$.
Let $L(m)$ be the $x$-coordinate of the left end point of the intersection of the graphs of $y=x^2-6$ and $y=m$, where $-6<m<6$. Let $r=[L(-m)-L(m)]/m$. Then, as $m$ is made arbitrarily close to zero, the value of $r$ is: $\textbf{(A) }\text{arbitrarily close to zero}\qquad \textbf{(B) }\text{arbitrarily close to }\tfrac1{\sqrt6}\qquad$ $\textbf{(C) }\text{arbitrarily close to }\tfrac2{\sqrt6}\qquad\,\,\, \textbf{(D) }\text{arbitrarily large}\qquad$ $\textbf{(E) }\text{undetermined}$
Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ be a convex function. a) Prove that $f$ is continous; b) Prove that there exists an unique function $g:[0,\infty)\to\mathbb{R}$ such that for all $x\geq 0$ we have \[ f(x+g(x)) = f(g(x)) - g(x) . \]
Let $f: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ be a function which is differentiable at $0$. Define another function $g: \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ as follows: $$g(x) = \begin{cases} f(x)\sin\left(\frac 1x\right) ~ &\text{if} ~ x \neq 0 \\ 0 &\text{if} ~ x = 0. \end{cases}$$ Suppose that $g$ is also differentiable at $0$. Prove that \[g'(0) = f'(0) = f(0) = g(0) = 0.\]
Let $a,b,c,\alpha,\beta,\gamma \in\mathbb{R}$ such as $a^2+b^2+c^2 \neq 0 \neq \alpha\beta\gamma$ and $24^{\alpha}\neq 3^{\beta} \neq 2012^{\gamma} \neq 24^{\alpha}$. Prove that the equation \[ a \cdot 24^{\alpha x}+b \cdot 3^{\beta x} + c \cdot 2012^{\gamma x}=0 \] has at most two real solutions.
Let $f(x)$ be a differentiable function such that $f'(x)+f(x)=4xe^{-x}\sin 2x,\ \ f(0)=0.$ Find $\lim_{n\to\infty}\sum_{k=1}^{n}f(k\pi).$
Sequence $\{a_n\}$ defined by recurrence relation $a_{n+1} = 1+\frac{n^2}{a_n}$. Given $a_1>1$, find the value of $\lim\limits_{n\to\infty} \frac{a_n}{n}$ with proof.
For each $x>e^e$ define a sequence $S_x=u_0,u_1,\ldots$ recursively as follows: $u_0=e$, and for $n\ge0$, $u_{n+1}=\log_{u_n}x$. Prove that $S_x$ converges to a number $g(x)$ and that the function $g$ defined in this way is continuous for $x>e^e$.
Let be a real number $ a\in (0,1) $ and a function $ f:\mathbb{R}\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ with the property that: $$ \lim_{x\to 0} f(x) =0= \lim_{x\to 0} \frac{f(x)-f(ax)}{x} $$ Prove that $ \lim_{x\to\infty } \frac{f(x)}{x} =0. $
Verify that for every $ x > 0$, \[ \frac{\Gamma'(x\plus{}1)}{\Gamma (x\plus{}1)} > \log x.\] [i]P. Medgyessy[/i]
Let $C$ be a fixed circle, $u > 0$ be a fixed real and let $v_0 , v_1 , v_2 , \ldots$ be a sequence of positive real numbers. Two ants $A$ and $B$ walk around the perimeter of $C$ in opposite directions, starting from the same starting point. Ant $A$ has a constant speed $u$, while ant $B$ has an initial speed $v_0$. For each positive integer $n$, when the two ants collide for the $n$−th time, they change the directions in which they walk around the perimeter of $C$, with ant $A$ remaining at speed $u$ and ant $B$ stops walking at speed $v_{n-1}$ to walk at speed $v_n$. (a) If the sequence $\{v_n\}$ is strictly increasing, with $\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty} v_n = +\infty$, prove that there is exactly one point in $C$ that ant $A$ will pass "infinitely" many times. (b) Prove that there is a sequence $\{v_n\}$ with $\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty} v_n = +\infty$, such that ant $A$ will pass "infinitely" many times through all points on the circle $C$.
Given $$b_n = \sum_{k=0}^{n} \binom{n}{k}^{-1}, \;\; n\geq 1,$$ prove that $$b_n = \frac{n+1}{2n} b_{n-1} +1, \;\; n \geq 2.$$ Hence, as a corollary, show $$ \lim_{n \to \infty} b_n =2.$$
Let $ U$ be an $ n \times n$ orthogonal matrix. Prove that for any $ n \times n$ matrix $ A$, the matrices \[ A_m=\frac{1}{m+1} \sum_{j=0}^m U^{-j}AU^j\] converge entrywise as $ m \rightarrow \infty.$ [i]L. Kovacs[/i]