Problem

Source: 2024 Brazil Olympic Revenge Problem 1

Tags: analysis, algebra



Let $M, \alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{R} $ with $M > 0$ and $\alpha, \beta \in (0,1)$. If $R>1$ is a real number, we say that a sequence of positive real numbers $\{ C_n \}_{n\geq 0}$ is $R$-inoceronte if $ \sum_{i=1}^n R^{n-i}C_i \leq R^n \cdot M$ for all $n \geq 1$. Determine the smallest real $R>1$ for which exists a $R$-inoceronte sequence $ \{ C_n \}_{n\geq 0}$ such that $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \beta ^n C_n^{\alpha}$ diverges.