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IMO 1983 - Shortlisted problems Question 7

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Question 7

(CAN 5) Let $a$ be a positive integer and let $\{a_n\}$ be defined by $a_0=0$ and
$$a_{n+1}=(a_n+1)a+(a+1)a_n+2\sqrt{a(a+1)a_n(a_n+1)}\qquad(n=1,2\ldots).$$
Show that for each positive integer $n$, $a_n$ is a positive integer.