MathDB
4-sequence recurrence, periodic

Source: Yugoslav TST 1992 P2

May 28, 2021
recurrence relationSequencesalgebra

Problem Statement

Periodic sequences (an),(bn),(cn)(a_n),(b_n),(c_n) and (dn)(d_n) satisfy the following conditions: an+1=an+bn,bn+1=bn+cn,a_{n+1}=a_n+b_n,\enspace\enspace b_{n+1}=b_n+c_n, cn+1=cn+dn,dn+1=dn+an,c_{n+1}=c_n+d_n,\enspace\enspace d_{n+1}=d_n+a_n, for n=1,2,n=1,2,\ldots. Prove that a2=b2=c2=d2=0a_2=b_2=c_2=d_2=0.