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BALKAN 1986 Problem 3

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Let a,b,ca,b,c be real numbers such that ab≠0ab\not= 0 and c>0c>0 . Let (an)n≥1(a_{n})_{n\geq 1} be the sequence of real numbers defined by: a1=a,a2=ba_{1}=a, a_{2}=b and an+1=an2+can−1a_{n+1}=\frac{a_{n}^{2}+c}{a_{n-1}} for all n≥2n\geq 2 . Show that all the terms of the sequence are integer numbers if and only if the numbers a,ba,b and a2+b2+cab\frac{a^{2}+b^{2}+c}{ab} are integers.

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