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Let <math>a_0, a_1, a_2,\cdots</math> be a sequence of positive real numbers satisfying <math>a_{i-1}a_{i+1}\le a^2_i</math>
 
Let <math>a_0, a_1, a_2,\cdots</math> be a sequence of positive real numbers satisfying <math>a_{i-1}a_{i+1}\le a^2_i</math>

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Problem 5

Let $a_0, a_1, a_2,\cdots$ be a sequence of positive real numbers satisfying $a_{i-1}a_{i+1}\le a^2_i$ for $i = 1, 2, 3,\cdots$ . (Such a sequence is said to be log concave.) Show that for each $n > 1$,

$\frac{a_0+\cdots+a_n}{n+1}\cdot\frac{a_1+\cdots+a_{n-1}}{n-1}\ge\frac{a_0+\cdots+a_{n-1}}{n}\cdot\frac{a_1+\cdots+a_{n}}{n}$.

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