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JBMO-SL 2020 A2

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Consider the sequence a1,a2,a3,…a_{1}, a_{2}, a_{3}, \ldots defined by a1=9a_{1}=9 and

an+1=(n+5)an+22n+3a_{n+1}=\frac{(n+5) a_{n}+22}{n+3}

for n⩾1n \geqslant 1.

Find all natural numbers nn for which ana_{n} is a perfect square of an integer.

Dataset text NuminaMath olympiads. Quoted with source.

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n=1 \text{ or } n=8

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