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IMO 1985 Problem 6

  • Day 2

For every real number x1x_1 , construct the sequence x1,x2,…x_1,x_2,\ldots by setting: xn+1=xn(xn+1n).x_{n+1}=x_n(x_n+{1\over n}). Prove that there exists exactly one value of x1x_1 which gives 0<xn<xn+1<10<x_n<x_{n+1}<1 for all nn .

Dataset text AI-MO AoPS. Quoted with source.

Official text: IMO 1985 official English paper, page 1.

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