grandes-ecoles 2011 QIV.C.1

grandes-ecoles · France · centrale-maths1__mp Sequences and Series Proof of Inequalities Involving Series or Sequence Terms
Show that, for all integers $n , p \geqslant 1$ $$\left| \frac { a _ { 2 p + 2 } f ^ { ( 2 p + 2 ) } ( n ) } { a _ { 2 p } f ^ { ( 2 p ) } ( n ) } \right| = \frac { ( \alpha + 2 p ) ( \alpha + 2 p - 1 ) S ( 2 p + 2 ) } { 4 n ^ { 2 } \pi ^ { 2 } S ( 2 p ) }$$ where $f$ is defined on $\mathbb { R } _ { + } ^ { * }$ by $f ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { ( 1 - \alpha ) x ^ { \alpha - 1 } }$.
Show that, for all integers $n , p \geqslant 1$
$$\left| \frac { a _ { 2 p + 2 } f ^ { ( 2 p + 2 ) } ( n ) } { a _ { 2 p } f ^ { ( 2 p ) } ( n ) } \right| = \frac { ( \alpha + 2 p ) ( \alpha + 2 p - 1 ) S ( 2 p + 2 ) } { 4 n ^ { 2 } \pi ^ { 2 } S ( 2 p ) }$$
where $f$ is defined on $\mathbb { R } _ { + } ^ { * }$ by $f ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { ( 1 - \alpha ) x ^ { \alpha - 1 } }$.