Sequences and Series – Divergence of $\sum \frac{a_n}{s_n}$ Given Divergence of $\sum a_n$

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So I've been trying to figure out how to prove the following.

Let $(a_n)$ be a sequence of positive numbers such that $\sum\limits_{n=1}^\infty a_n =\infty$, and define $s_n=\sum\limits_{i=1}^n a_i$. Then $\sum\limits_{n=1}^\infty\frac{a_n}{s_n} =\infty$ as well.

I can prove it by comparing it to $\int_1^\infty \frac{1}{x} \, dx $ if the sequence $a_n$ is bounded by some $M$, but that's as far as I've been able to get.

Best Answer

Since $s_n\to+\infty$ when $n\to\infty$, for each $n\geqslant1$ there exists some finite $m\gt n$ such that $s_m\geqslant2s_n$. In particular, $\sum\limits_{k=n+1}^m\frac{a_k}{s_k}\geqslant\sum\limits_{k=n+1}^m\frac{a_k}{s_m}=1-\frac{s_n}{s_m}\geqslant1/2$. Thus, the rests of the series $\sum\limits_k\frac{a_k}{s_k}$ do not converge to zero, QED.

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