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MathNet 2010 — Part 05 Question 175

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2010 — Part 05

Question 175

a) Prove that for each positive integer $n$ there is a unique positive integer $a_{n}$ such that
$$
(1+\sqrt{5})^{n}=\sqrt{a_{n}}+\sqrt{a_{n}+4^{n}}
$$


b) Prove that $a_{2010}$ is divisible by $5 \cdot 4^{2009}$ and find the quotient.