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M 5

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May 25, 2007
Recursive Sequences

Problem Statement

Show that there is a unique sequence of integers {an}n1\{a_{n}\}_{n \ge 1} with a1=1,  a2=2,  a4=12,  an+1an1=an2±1    (n2).a_{1}=1, \; a_{2}=2, \; a_{4}=12, \; a_{n+1}a_{n-1}=a_{n}^{2}\pm1 \;\; (n \ge 2).