2004 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 17
- The following problem is from both the 2004 AMC 12A #17 and 2004 AMC 10A #24, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
Let be a function with the following properties:
(i) , and
(ii) for any positive integer .
What is the value of ?
Solution 1 (Forwards)
Applying (ii) repeatedly, we have and so on.
In general, note that for any positive integer
Finally, the answer is
~MRENTHUSIASM
Solution 2 (Backwards)
We have ~Azjps (Fundamental Logic)
~MRENTHUSIASM (Reconstruction)
Video Solution
See also
2004 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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