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MathNet 2010 — Part 05 Question 136

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2010 — Part 05

Question 136

Let $a_{0}$ be a positive integer and $a_{n+1} = \sqrt{a_{n}^{2} + 1}$, for all $n \geq 0$.

1) Prove that for all $a_{0}$ the sequence contains infinitely many integers and infinitely many irrational numbers.

2) Is there an $a_{0}$ for which $a_{2010}$ is an integer?