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Putnam 1991 B1

  • Session B

For each integer n≥0n \geq 0, let S(n)=n−m2S(n) = n - m^2, where mm is the greatest integer with m2≤nm^2 \leq n. Define a sequence (ak)k=0∞(a_k)_{k=0}^\infty by a0=Aa_0 = A and ak+1=ak+S(ak)a_{k+1} = a_k + S(a_k) for k≥0k \geq 0. For what positive integers AA is this sequence eventually constant?

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