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There no terms with 3^x*5^y

Source: China TST 1989, problem 2

June 27, 2005
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Problem Statement

Let v0=0,v1=1v_0 = 0, v_1 = 1 and vn+1=8vnvn1,v_{n+1} = 8 \cdot v_n - v_{n-1}, n=1,2,...n = 1,2, .... Prove that in the sequence {vn}\{v_n\} there aren't terms of the form 3α5β3^{\alpha} \cdot 5^{\beta} with α,βN.\alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{N}.