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Last term zero (Posted on 2016-01-28)

{S(0), S(1), S(2), ....., S(n) } is a sequence of real numbers such that:
S(0) = 37, S(1) = 72, ....., S(n) = 0, and:

S(k+1) = S(k-1) – 3/S(k) for k=0,1,2,...., n-1

Find n

Submitted by K Sengupta

Rating: 5.0000 (1 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

The required value of n is 889.
For an explanation, refer to the analytic solution submitted by Daniel in this location.

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Subject	Author	Date
re: Spoiler	Charlie	2016-01-28 10:22:55
Spoiler	Jer	2016-01-28 09:34:50
solution	Daniel	2016-01-28 09:23:03

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