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Putnam 2014 A3

  • Session A

Let a0=5/2a_0 = 5/2 and ak=ak−12−2a_k = a_{k-1}^2 - 2 for k≥1k \geq 1. Compute ∏k=0∞(1−1ak)\prod_{k=0}^\infty \left(1 - \frac{1}{a_k} \right) in closed form.

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Solutions

Human solution Solution 1 by Kiran Kedlaya and Lenny Ng

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