Zero Limit of Sum of Squares of Terms with Bounded Range

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Homework Statement
Let ##\sum_{i=1}^N a_{i,N} /N = 1## with ## 0 < a_{i,N} < M > 1 ## for all ##i## and ##N##.
Show that ##\lim_{N \to \infty} \sum_{i=1}^N (a_i /N)^2 = 0##.
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We know that each ##a_{i,N}/N## is positive and less than one implying that their square is even smaller.
I don't know how to show that this limit is zero.
It seems that ##\sum_{i=1}^N a_{i,N} /N = 1## and the fact that ## 0 < a_{i,N} < M > 1## implies that some ##a_{i,N}## are less than one.
Another conclusion I guess is correct to draw is that ##\lim_{N \to \infty} \sum_{i=1}^N a_{i,N}^2 /N < 1##.
 
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Try to use the fact that the ##a_{i,N}## are bounded by ##M## so that ##\left(\dfrac{a_{i,N}}{N}\right)^2## is less than some fraction times ##\dfrac{a_{i,N}}{N}##.
 
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