grandes-ecoles 2024 Q16

grandes-ecoles · France · polytechnique-maths-a__mp Sequences and Series Evaluation of a Finite or Infinite Sum
Let $\left(a_{n}\right)_{n \geqslant 2}$ be a sequence of real numbers. For $t \in \mathbb{R}$, we set $A(t) = \sum_{2 \leqslant k \leqslant t} a_{k}$. Let $b : [2, +\infty[ \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a function of class $\mathscr{C}^{1}$. Show that for any integer $n \geqslant 2$, $$\sum_{k=2}^{n} a_{k} b(k) = A(n) b(n) - \int_{2}^{n} b^{\prime}(t) A(t) \mathrm{d}t.$$
Let $\left(a_{n}\right)_{n \geqslant 2}$ be a sequence of real numbers. For $t \in \mathbb{R}$, we set $A(t) = \sum_{2 \leqslant k \leqslant t} a_{k}$. Let $b : [2, +\infty[ \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a function of class $\mathscr{C}^{1}$. Show that for any integer $n \geqslant 2$,
$$\sum_{k=2}^{n} a_{k} b(k) = A(n) b(n) - \int_{2}^{n} b^{\prime}(t) A(t) \mathrm{d}t.$$