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KöMaL problem A, 2017

Algebra Difficulty 8.0 Shortlist Prove it Hungary

Let f1,f2,…f_1,f_2,\ldots be an infinite sequence of continuous R→R\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R} functions such that for arbitrary positive integer kk and arbitrary real numbers r>0r>0 and cc there exists a number x∈(−r,r)x\in(-r,r) with fk(x)≠cxf_k(x)\ne cx. Show that there exists a sequence a1,a2,…a_1,a_2,\ldots of real numbers such that ∑n=1∞an\sum_{n=1}^\infty a_n is convergent, but ∑n=1∞fk(an)\sum_{n=1}^\infty f_k(a_n) is divergent for every positive integer kk.

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