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MathNet 2021 — Part 08 Question 31

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2021 — Part 08

Question 31

The sequence $\{a_n\}_{n\in\mathbb N}$ has first term $a_1=3$ and satisfies
$$
(3-a_{n+1})(6+a_n)=18
$$
for every $n\ge1$. Prove that for every positive integer $n$,
$$
\sum_{k=1}^n\frac1{a_k}=\frac{2^{n+1}}3-\frac{n+2}3.
$$