2018 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 20
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A function is defined recursively by and for all integers . What is ?
Solution 1 (A Bit Bashy)
Start out by listing some terms of the sequence.
Notice that whenever is an odd multiple of , and the pattern of numbers that follow will always be , , , , . The largest odd multiple of smaller than is , so we have
Solution 2 (Bashy Pattern Finding)
Writing out the first few values, we get: . Examining, we see that every number where has , , and . The greatest number that's and less is , so we have
Solution 4 (Algebra)
Adding the two equations, we have that Hence, . After plugging in to the equation above and doing some algebra, we have that . Consequently, Adding these equations up, we have that and .
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Solution 4 (Algebra)
Solve the difference equation using the method of undermined coefficients and get Then .
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