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ASU 113 All Soviet Union MO 1968 |a_n|=|a_{n-1}+1|

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June 20, 2019
Sequencealgebrainequalities

Problem Statement

The sequence a1,a2,...,ana_1,a_2,...,a_n satisfies the following conditions: a1=0,a2=a1+1,...,an=an1+1.a_1=0, |a_2|=|a_1+1|, ..., |a_n|=|a_{n-1}+1|. Prove that (a1+a2+...+an)/n1/2(a_1+a_2+...+a_n)/n \ge -1/2