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and 
be two sequences defined by:![\[
a_{n+1} = \frac{1 + a_n + a_n b_n}{b_n} \quad \text{and} \quad b_{n+1} = \frac{1 + b_n + a_n b_n}{a_n}
\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/a/0/aa0a5c5acedc990eb345fb50a8395db05307a4e7.png)
for all 
, with initial values 
and 
.![\[
a_{2024} < 5.
\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/f/c/a/fca6e6630f33429b5a7ea867d639a2e29ff881f2.png)
children, no two of the same height, lined up. Let us call a pair of different children 
good if between them there is no child whose height is greater than the height of one of 
and 
, but less than the height of the other. What is the greatest number of good pairs that could be formed? (Here, and 
are considered the same pair.)
satisfy 
prove in equality.
![\[\sum_{cyc}(x+y)\sqrt{(z+x)(z+y)} \geq 4(xy+yz+zx),\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/0/4/7/047adb616a6be9f9ed52f2385fa592fb5464e420.png)
and 
.
such that![\[\lim_{n \to \infty} \left( \frac{1 + 2^{1/3} + 3^{1/3} + \dots + n^{1/3}}{n^t} \right ) = c\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/e/1/a/e1a87bd7bee41a7d656e2ff067a87dff0c9929ec.png)
for some real 
. Also find the corresponding values of 
.
![$f\in C^1[a,b]$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/8/4/8/848da12534d564560fe1cb016142159234be98b4.png)
, 
and suppose that 
, 
, is such that
for all ![$x\in [a,b]$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/7/8/d/78d9dcd969a2c45f7cc9234aa1377b6ec1c2d5d3.png)
. Is it true that 
for all ?
is compact?
:D :play_ball:
of 
integers satisfying the following condition: for each 
,
such that 
is divisible by 
.