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IT-CESENATICO 2005 Problem 5

    Let hh be a positive integer. The sequence ana_n is defined by a0=1a_0 = 1 and

    an+1={an2 if an is even an+h otherwise .a_{n+1} = \{\begin{array}{c} \frac{a_n}{2} \text{ if } a_n \text{ is even }a_n+h \text{ otherwise }.\end{array}

    For example, h=27h = 27 yields a1=28,a2=14,a3=7,a4=34a_1=28, a_2 = 14, a_3 = 7, a_4 = 34 etc. For which hh is there an n>0n > 0 with an=1a_n = 1 ?

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