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APMO 2015 - Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad Question 5

APMO · APMO 2015 - Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad

Question 5

Determine all sequences $a_0,a_1,a_2,\ldots$ of positive integers with $a_0\ge2015$ such that for every integer $n\ge1$:

(i) $a_n$ divides $a_{n+2}$;

(ii) $|s_{n+1}-(n+1)a_n|=1$, where
$$s_{n+1}=a_{n+1}-a_n+a_{n-1}-\cdots+(-1)^{n+1}a_0.$$

Proposed by Pakawut Jiradilok and Warut Suksompong, Thailand.