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The sequence (an) satisfies a1=3 and

 

an=an11an1+1

 

for all n >= 2. Find a100

 Jun 13, 2021
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a100=1/6

 Jun 13, 2021
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Can you send working?

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The sequence (an) satisfies a1=3 and
an=an11an1+1
for all n2. Find a100

 

a1=3a2=a11a1+1=313+1=12a3=a21a2+1=12112+1=13a4=a31a3+1=13113+1=2a5=a41a4+1=212+1=3a6=a2=12a7=a3=13a8=a4=2a9=a5=3

 

100 is divisible by 4, so a100=a8=a4=2

 

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 Jun 13, 2021

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