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AIME 2015a Problem 9

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Let SS be the set of all ordered triple of integers (a1,a2,a3)(a_1,a_2,a_3) with 1≤a1,a2,a3≤101 \le a_1,a_2,a_3 \le 10. Each ordered triple in SS generates a sequence according to the rule an=an−1⋅∣an−2−an−3∣a_n=a_{n-1}\cdot | a_{n-2}-a_{n-3} | for all n≥4n\ge 4. Find the number of such sequences for which an=0a_n=0 for some nn.

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