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Putnam 1969 B3

Source: Putnam 1969

March 31, 2022
PutnamSequencespi

Problem Statement

The terms of a sequence (Tn)(T_n) satisfy TnTn+1=nT_n T_{n+1} =n for all positive integers nn and limnTnTn+1=1.\lim_{n\to \infty} \frac{ T_{n} }{ T_{n+1}}=1. Show that πT12=2. \pi T_{1}^{2}=2.