2019 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 22

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Problem

Define a sequence recursively by $x_0 = 5$ and

$x_{n+1} = \frac{x_n^2 + 5x_n + 4}{x_n + 6}$

for all nonnegative integers $n$. Let $m$ be the least positive integer such that $x_m \leq 4 + \frac{1}{2^{20}}$.

In which of the following intervals does $m$ lie?

Solution

See Also

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