IMO 1987 LL VIE76

Given two sequences of positive numbers {ak} and {bk} (k \inN)

IMO 1987 LL VIE76

Origin: VIE

Problem

Given two sequences of positive numbers {ak} and {bk} (k \inN) such that (i) ak < bk, (ii) cos akx + cos bkx \geq−1 k for all k \inN and x \inR, prove the existence of limk\to\inftyak bk and find this limit.