Home Competitions AHSME 1999 Problem 13
Define a sequence of real numbers a 1 a_1 a 1 , a 2 a_2 a 2 , a 3 a_3 a 3 , … \dots … by a 1 = 1 a_1 = 1 a 1 = 1 and a n + 1 3 = 99 a n 3 a_{n + 1}^3 = 99a_n^3 a n + 1 3 = 99 a n 3 for all n ≥ 1 n \geq 1 n ≥ 1 . Then a 100 a_{100} a 100 equals
(A) 33 33 (B) 33 99 (C) 99 33 (D) 99 99 (E) none of these \textbf{(A)}\ 33^{33} \textbf{(B)}\ 33^{99} \textbf{(C)}\ 99^{33} \textbf{(D)}\ 99^{99} \textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of these} (A) 3 3 33 (B) 3 3 99 (C) 9 9 33 (D) 9 9 99 (E) none of these
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