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HMMT November 2017 U29

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Consider a sequence xnx_{n} such that x1=x2=1,x3=23x_{1}=x_{2}=1, x_{3}=\frac{2}{3}. Suppose that xn=xn−12xn−22xn−22−xn−1xn−3x_{n}=\frac{x_{n-1}^{2} x_{n-2}}{2 x_{n-2}^{2}-x_{n-1} x_{n-3}} for all n≥4n \geq 4. Find the least nn such that xn≤1106x_{n} \leq \frac{1}{10^{6}}.

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