Problem

Source: Baltic Way 2000

Tags: integration, trigonometry, logarithms, algebra proposed, algebra



For every positive integer $n$, let \[x_n=\frac{(2n+1)(2n+3)\cdots (4n-1)(4n+1)}{(2n)(2n+2)\cdots (4n-2)(4n)}\] Prove that $\frac{1}{4n}<x_n-\sqrt{2}<\frac{2}{n}$.