Which is larger??

Algebra Level 2

If A = n n A=n^n and B = 1 × 3 × 5 × 7 × × ( 2 n 1 ) B=1\times 3\times 5\times 7\times \cdots\times (2n-1) , where n n is a natural number greater than 1 1 , then what can we say about A A and B B ?

A = B A=B B > A B>A A > B A>B None of the others

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2 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
Nov 20, 2019

From AM-GM inequality , we have:

a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + + a n n a 1 a 2 a 3 a n n For different a k 1 + 3 + 5 + + ( 2 n 1 ) n > 1 × 3 × 5 × × ( 2 n 1 ) n n 2 ( 1 + ( 2 n 1 ) ) n > B n n > B n Raise both sides to the power of n n n > B \begin{aligned} \frac {a_1+a_2+a_3+\cdots + a_n}n & \ge \sqrt[n]{a_1a_2a_3\cdots a_n} & \small \blue{\text{For different }a_k} \\ \frac {1+3+5+\cdots+(2n-1)}n & > \sqrt[n]{1 \times 3 \times 5 \times \cdots \times (2n-1)} \\ \frac {\frac n2 (1+(2n-1))}n & > \sqrt[n]B \\ n & > \sqrt[n]B & \small \blue{\text{Raise both sides to the power of }n} \\ n^n & > B \end{aligned}

Therefore, A > B \boxed{A > B} .

Fahim Muhtamim
Nov 20, 2019

The arithmetic mean of the terms of the sequence-1,3,5,7,...,2n-1= n 2 n = n \frac{n^2}{n}=n

And the geometric mean is ( 1 3 5 . . . ( 2 n 1 ) ) 1 n (1*3*5*...*(2n-1))^{\frac{1}{n}}

So, n>(1 3 5*...(2n-1)) 1 n ^{\frac{1}{n}}

So, n n > ( 1 3 5 . . . ( 2 n 1 ) ) n^n>(1*3*5*...(2n-1))

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