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2017 CNMO Grade 11 P1

Source: 2017 China Northern MO, Grade 11, Problem 1

February 24, 2020
algebra

Problem Statement

Define sequence (an):a1=e,a2=e3,e1kank+2=an+1an12k(a_n):a_1=\text{e},a_2=\text{e}^3,\text{e}^{1-k}a_n^{k+2}=a_{n+1}a_{n-1}^{2k} for all n2n\geq2, where kk is a positive real number. Find i=12017ai\prod_{i=1}^{2017}a_i.