Given an arithmetic sequence {an} with a common difference d=0, S7=35, and {a2}, {a5}, {a11} form a geometric sequence.
(1) Find the general formula for the sequence {an};
(2) If Tn is the sum of the first n terms of the sequence {anan+11}, and there exists n∈N∗ such that Tn−λan+1⩾0 holds, find the range of values for the real number λ.
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Official solution
Solution:
(1) From the given conditions, we have: {7a1+27×6d=35(a1+4d)2=(a1+d)(a1+10d),
which simplifies to {a1+3d=52d=a1,
Since d=0,
we solve to get {a1=2d=1, Therefore, an=2+(n−1)=n+1.
(2)anan+11=(n+1)(n+2)1=n+11−n+21, Therefore, Tn=(21−31)+(31−41)+...+(n+11−n+21)=21−n+21, The inequality Tn−λan+1⩾0, becomes 21−n+21−λ(n+2)⩾0,
which simplifies to: λ⩽2(n+2)2n, Since 2(n+2)2n=2(n+n4+4)1⩽2×(24+4)1=161,
equality holds only when n=2, Since there exists n∈N∗ such that Tn−λan+1⩾0 holds, Therefore, the range of values for the real number λ is (−∞,161].
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