Abstract: | Suppose is a non-increasing sequence of non-negative numbers with , , , and is the lower triangular matrix defined by , , and , . We show that the operator norm of as a linear operator on is no greater than , for ; this generalizes, yet again, Hardy's inequality for sequences, and simplifies and improves, in this special case, more generally applicable results of D. Borwein, Cass, and Kratz. When the tend to a positive limit, the operator norm of on is exactly . We also give some cases when the operator norm of on is less than . |