15 Let n(n⩾2) be a positive integer, prove that: 74<1−21+31−41+⋯+2n−11−2n1<22
Solution
15. 1−21+31−41+⋯+2n−11−2n1=n+11+n+21+⋯+2n1. By the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, we have [(n+1)+(n+2)+⋯+(2n)](n+11+n+21+⋯+2n1)>n2, so n+11+n+21+⋯+2n1>3n+12n⩾74. Also, n+11+n+21+⋯+2n1<(12+12+⋯+12)21[(n+1)21+⋯+(2n)21]21<n[n(n+1)1+(n+1)(n+2)1+⋯+(2n−1)⋅2n1]21=22
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