Olympiad problems

2018 Ramnicean Hope, 2

Let be a sequence $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 0} $ with $ x_0\in (0,1) $ and defined as $$ 2x_n=x_{n-1}+\sqrt{3-3x_{n-1}^2} . $$ Prove that this sequence is bounded and periodic. Moreover, find $ x_0 $ for which this sequence is convergent. [i]Ovidiu Țâțan[/i]

2019 Teodor Topan, 2

Tags: squeeze theorem , seqeunce , newton s binom , cesaro-stolz , arithmetic sequence , real analysis , ratio

Let $ \left( a_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ be an arithmetic progression with $ a_1=1 $ and natural ratio. [b]a)[/b] Prove that $$ a_n^{1/a_k} <1+\sqrt{\frac{2\left( a_n-1 \right)}{a_k\left( a_k -1 \right)}} , $$ for any natural numbers $ 2\le k\le n. $ [b]b)[/b] Calculate $ \lim_{n\to\infty } \frac{1}{a_n}\sum_{k=1}^n a_n^{1/a_k} . $ [i]Nicolae Bourbăcuț[/i]

2013 Bogdan Stan, 4

Tags: seqeunce , cesaro-stolz , sequence , real analysis

Let be a sequence $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ having the property that $$ \lim_{n\to\infty } \left( 14(n+2)x_{n+2} -15(n+1)x_{n+1} +nx_n \right) =13. $$ Show that $ \left( x_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ is convergent and calculate its limit. [i]Cosmin Nițu[/i]