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AIME 1992 Problem 8

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For any sequence of real numbers A=(a1,a2,a3,…)A=(a_1,a_2,a_3,\ldots), define ΔA\Delta A^{}_{} to be the sequence (a2−a1,a3−a2,a4−a3,…)(a_2-a_1,a_3-a_2,a_4-a_3,\ldots), whose nthn^{\text{th}}_{} term is an+1−ana_{n+1}-a_n^{}. Suppose that all of the terms of the sequence Δ(ΔA)\Delta(\Delta A^{}_{}) are 11^{}_{}, and that a19=a92=0a_{19}=a_{92}^{}=0. Find a1a_1^{}.

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