If is a sequence of real numbers satisfying , what is the smallest possible constant such that
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Let b k = 3 k a k , then Cauchy-Schwarz says ∑ k = 1 n a k 2 k = ∑ k = 1 n b k ( 3 2 ) k
< = ( ∑ k = 1 n b k 2 ) 1 / 2 ( ∑ k = 1 n ( 9 4 ) k ) 1 / 2
= ( ∑ k = 1 n a k 2 9 k ) 1 / 2 5 2 1 − ( 9 4 ) n
< = 2 1 − ( 9 4 ) n
In the last expression, as n tends to infinity, 9 4 being a positive fraction, it's nth power goes to 0, so that the limit of the best positive constant is 2.