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BxMO 2011 Problem 3

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If kk is an integer, let c(k)\mathrm{c}(k) denote the largest cube that is less than or equal to kk. Find all positive integers pp for which the following sequence is bounded:

a0=p and an+1=3an−2c(an) for n⩾0a_{0}=p \text { and } a_{n+1}=3 a_{n}-2 c\left(a_{n}\right) \text { for } n \geqslant 0

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p \text{ is a perfect cube}

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