AlgebraDifficulty 7.3National olympiad, round 2Prove it
Example 4 Let ∣ai∣<1(i=1,2,⋯,n), and denote A1(n)=a1+a2+⋯+an,A2(n)=a1a2+a1a3+⋯+an−1an,⋯, An(n)=a1a2⋯an, prove that: 1+A2(n)+A4(n)+⋯A1(n)+A3(n)+A5(n)+⋯<1.
Solution
Prove: Let H=1+A2(n)+A4(n)+⋯A1(n)+A3(n)+A5(n)+⋯, it is easy to prove the identity H= (1+a1)(1+a2)⋯(1+an)+(1−a1)(1−a2)⋯(1−an)(1+a1)(1+a2)⋯(1+an)−(1−a1)(1−a2)⋯(1−an)
Notice that ∣ai∣<1,∏i=1n(1−ai)>0, thus we have H=∏i=1n(1+ai)+∏i=1n(1−ai)∏i=1n(1+ai)−∏i=1n(1−ai)∏i=1n(1+ai)+∏i=1n(1−ai)∏i=1n(1+ai)−∏i=1n(1−ai)−2∏i=1n(1+ai)=−1
Therefore, ∣H∣<1.
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