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The question formulated as

If $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+2}}{a_{n}}-1)$ converges does $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_{n}}-1)$ converge?

is asking if we can reduce the counter under these assumptions:

  1. $a_{n+1} > a_{n}$

  2. $a_{n} \in \mathbb{N}$

  3. $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_{n}}=1$

It seems to me that the answer is generally no, but I cannot find any decisive example that would make it not working. Even more I cannot find the condition when it does work.

Reasoning: $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+2}}{a_{n}}-1)=$

$=\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+2}}{a_{n}}-\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_{n}}+\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_{n}}-1)$

$=\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+2}-a_{n+1}}{a_{n}})+\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_{n}}-1)$

Now we need this to have limit and we are done:

$\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+2}-a_{n+1}}{a_{n}})$

Although it might be possible that we can prove that this is bounded, generally this can oscillate. Or?

The question formulated as

If $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+2}}{a_{n}}-1)$ converges does $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_{n}}-1)$ converge?

is asking if we can reduce the counter under these assumptions:

  1. $a_{n+1} > a_{n}$

  2. $a_{n} \in \mathbb{N}$

  3. $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_{n}}=1$

It seems to me that the answer is generally no, but I cannot find any decisive example that would make it not working. Even more I cannot find the condition when it does work.

The question formulated as

If $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+2}}{a_{n}}-1)$ converges does $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_{n}}-1)$ converge?

is asking if we can reduce the counter under these assumptions:

  1. $a_{n+1} > a_{n}$

  2. $a_{n} \in \mathbb{N}$

  3. $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_{n}}=1$

It seems to me that the answer is generally no, but I cannot find any decisive example that would make it not working. Even more I cannot find the condition when it does work.

Reasoning: $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+2}}{a_{n}}-1)=$

$=\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+2}}{a_{n}}-\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_{n}}+\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_{n}}-1)$

$=\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+2}-a_{n+1}}{a_{n}})+\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_{n}}-1)$

Now we need this to have limit and we are done:

$\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+2}-a_{n+1}}{a_{n}})$

Although it might be possible that we can prove that this is bounded, generally this can oscillate. Or?

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$\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+2}}{a_{n}}-1)$ converges. Does $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_{n}}-1)$ converge?

The question formulated as

If $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+2}}{a_{n}}-1)$ converges does $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n (\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_{n}}-1)$ converge?

is asking if we can reduce the counter under these assumptions:

  1. $a_{n+1} > a_{n}$

  2. $a_{n} \in \mathbb{N}$

  3. $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty}\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_{n}}=1$

It seems to me that the answer is generally no, but I cannot find any decisive example that would make it not working. Even more I cannot find the condition when it does work.