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prealgebra senior
Problem
Let , where is a positive integer. If , the set of possible values of is:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Because we start with , and the terms alternate between and , there is either one more than the number of s (when is odd), or there are an equal number of s and s (when is even). In the former case, , and, in the latter case, . This is only consistent with answer .
Final answer
C