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sequence a_n

Source: China Second Round Test1

January 30, 2012
integrationalgebra unsolvedalgebra

Problem Statement

A sequence ana_n satisfies a1=2t3a_1 =2t-3 (t1,1t \ne 1,-1), and an+1=(2tn+13)an+2(t1)tn1an+2tn1a_{n+1}=\dfrac{(2t^{n+1}-3)a_n+2(t-1)t^n-1}{a_n+2t^n-1}.
i) Find ana_n,
ii) If t>0t>0, compare an+1a_{n+1} with ana_n.