 Weighted square roots of a summable sequence (source code)

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= Weighted square roots of a summable sequence

If $a_n\geq0$, $\sum a_n<\infty$, and $p>1/2$, then
$$
\sum_n\sqrt{a_n}\,n^{-p}
\leq\left(\sum_na_n\right)^{1/2}
\left(\sum_nn^{-2p}\right)^{1/2}<\infty.
$$
The endpoint can fail: $a_n=1/(n(\log n)^2)$ gives the divergent series $\sum1/(n\log n)$.

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