Example 4 Let be an infinite sequence of positive numbers. Prove the inequality for any positive integer . Here is the average of , i.e., . (2005 China Mathematical Olympiad Problem)
Solution
Prove that satisfies
Summing from to , we have
that is
Applying the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality to the right-hand side of the above equation, we get
Dividing both sides of the above equation by and squaring, we get
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