grandes-ecoles 2025 Q29

grandes-ecoles · France · centrale-maths1__official Sequences and Series Evaluation of a Finite or Infinite Sum
Let $r$ and $s$ be two strictly positive natural integers such that $r > s$, and
$$J _ { r , s } = \frac { 1 } { r - s } \sum _ { k = 0 } ^ { + \infty } \left( \frac { 1 } { s + k + 1 } - \frac { 1 } { r + k + 1 } \right)$$
Deduce that
$$J _ { r , s } = \frac { 1 } { r - s } \sum _ { k = s + 1 } ^ { r } \frac { 1 } { k }$$
Let $r$ and $s$ be two strictly positive natural integers such that $r > s$, and

$$J _ { r , s } = \frac { 1 } { r - s } \sum _ { k = 0 } ^ { + \infty } \left( \frac { 1 } { s + k + 1 } - \frac { 1 } { r + k + 1 } \right)$$

Deduce that

$$J _ { r , s } = \frac { 1 } { r - s } \sum _ { k = s + 1 } ^ { r } \frac { 1 } { k }$$