Prove that: (a) If $(a_n)_{n\geq 1}$ is a strictly increasing sequence of positive integers such that $\frac{a_{2n-1}+a_{2n}}{a_n}$ is a constant as $n$ runs through all positive integers, then this constant is an integer greater than or equal to $4$; and (b) Given an integer $N\geq 4$, there exists a strictly increasing sequene $(a_n)_{n\geq 1}$ of positive integers such that $\frac{a_{2n-1}+a_{2n}}{a_n}=N$ for all indices $n$.