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HMMT 2020 U21

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We call a positive integer tt good if there is a sequence a0,a1,…a_{0}, a_{1}, \ldots of positive integers satisfying a0=15,a1=ta_{0}=15, a_{1}=t, and

an−1an+1=(an−1)(an+1)a_{n-1} a_{n+1}=\left(a_{n}-1\right)\left(a_{n}+1\right)

for all positive integers nn. Find the sum of all good numbers.

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