Browse · MathNet
PrintSAMC
Saudi Arabia algebra
Problem
Let and be sequences defined by , , , , and , , , . How many integers do the sequences have in common?
Solution
We have , , , and , , , It follows , , , and . We prove by induction of step 2 that for we have . The basis cases , are verified above. Assume that Adding these inequalities we get , that is . The sequences have in common only three integers: .
Final answer
3
Techniques
Recurrence relationsInduction / smoothing