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Let the series aN+1=1+aN+aN if a2=7 what is a5?

 Feb 18, 2016
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Let the series  an+1=1+an+an if a2=7 what is a5 ?

 

an+1=1+an+ana2=1+a1+a1a2=1+2a1|a2=77=1+2a16=2a13=a1a1=3


a3=1+a1+a2+a2a3=1+a1+2a2|a2=1+2a1a3=1+a1+2(1+2a1)a3=1+a1+2+4a1a3=3+5a1|a1=3a3=3+53a3=18

 

a4=1+a1+a2+a3+a3a4=1+a1+a2+2a3|a2=1+2a1a3=3+5a1a4=1+a1+1+2a1+2(3+5a1)a4=1+a1+1+2a1+6+10a1a4=8+13a1|a1=3a4=8+133a4=47

 

a5=1+a1+a2+a3+a4+a4a5=1+a1+a2+a3+2a4|a2=1+2a1a3=3+5a1a4=8+13a1a5=1+a1+1+2a1+3+5a1+2(8+13a1)a5=1+a1+1+2a1+3+5a1+16+26a1a5=21+34a1|a1=3a5=21+343a5=123

 

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 Feb 18, 2016
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Nice thanks!

 Feb 18, 2016

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