Problem

Source: 2023 USA TSTST Problem 2

Tags: algebra, inequalities, USA TSTST



Let $n\ge m\ge 1$ be integers. Prove that \[\sum_{k=m}^n \left (\frac 1{k^2}+\frac 1{k^3}\right) \ge m\cdot \left(\sum_{k=m}^n \frac 1{k^2}\right)^2.\] Raymond Feng and Luke Robitaille