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Define the sequences (an),(bn)(a_n),(b_n) by \begin{align*} & a_n, b_n > 0, \forall n\in\mathbb{N_+} \\ & a_{n+1} = a_n - \frac{1}{1+\sum_{i=1}^n\frac{1}{a_i}} \\ & b_{n+1} = b_n + \frac{1}{1+\sum_{i=1}^n\frac{1}{b_i}} \end{align*} 1) If a100b100=a101b101a_{100}b_{100} = a_{101}b_{101}, find the value of a1b1a_1-b_1; 2) If a100=b99a_{100} = b_{99}, determine which is larger between a100+b100a_{100}+b_{100} and a101+b101a_{101}+b_{101}.
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Define the sequences (a_(n)),(b_(n)) by
\begin{align*}
& a_n, b_n > 0, \forall n\in\mathbb{N_+} \\ 
& a_{n+1} = a_n - \frac{1}{1+\sum_{i=1}^n\frac{1}{a_i}} \\ 
& b_{n+1} = b_n + \frac{1}{1+\sum_{i=1}^n\frac{1}{b_i}}
\end{align*}
1) If a₁₀₀b₁₀₀=a₁₀₁b₁₀₁, find the value of a₁−b₁;
2) If a₁₀₀=b₉₉, determine which is larger between a₁₀₀+b₁₀₀ and a₁₀₁+b₁₀₁.
Original LaTeX notation
Define the sequences $(a_n),(b_n)$ by
\begin{align*}
& a_n, b_n > 0, \forall n\in\mathbb{N_+} \\ 
& a_{n+1} = a_n - \frac{1}{1+\sum_{i=1}^n\frac{1}{a_i}} \\ 
& b_{n+1} = b_n + \frac{1}{1+\sum_{i=1}^n\frac{1}{b_i}}
\end{align*}
1) If $a_{100}b_{100} = a_{101}b_{101}$, find the value of $a_1-b_1$;
2) If $a_{100} = b_{99}$, determine which is larger between $a_{100}+b_{100}$ and $a_{101}+b_{101}$.

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