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Let k be a positive integer. Show that if there exists a sequence a_0, a_1, ... of integers satisfying the condition a_n=\frac{a_{n-1}+n^k}{n} \text{,} \qquad \forall n \geqslant 1 \text{,} then k-2 is divisible by 3.

Proposed by Turkey

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Define the sequence a_1, a_2, a_3, ... as follows. a_1 and a_2 are coprime positive integers and a_{n + 2} = a_{n + 1}a_n + 1. Show that for every m > 1 there is an n > m such that a_m^m divides a_n^n. Is it true that a_1 must divide a_n^n for some n > 1?
Let k be a fixed integer greater than 1, and let {m=4k^2-5}. Show that there exist positive integers a and b such that the sequence (x_n) defined by x_0=a,\quad x_1=b,\quad x_{n+2}=x_{n+1}+x_n\quad\text{for}\quad n=0,1,2,\dots has all of its terms relatively prime to m.
We define a sequence \left(a_{1},a_{2},a_{3},...\right) by setting
a_{n} = \frac {1}{n}\left(\left[\frac {n}{1}\right] + \left[\frac {n}{2}\right] + \cdots + \left[\frac {n}{n}\right]\right)
for every positive integer n. Hereby, for every real x, we denote by \left[x\right] the integral part of x (this is the greatest integer which is \leq x).

a) Prove that there is an infinite number of positive integers n such that a_{n + 1} > a_{n}.
b) Prove that there is an infinite number of positive integers n such that a_{n + 1} < a_{n}.
Let a_0, a_1, a_2, \ldots be a sequence of positive integers such that the greatest common divisor of any two consecutive terms is greater than the preceding term; in symbols, \gcd (a_i, a_{i + 1}) > a_{i - 1}. Prove that a_n\ge 2^n for all n\ge 0.

Proposed by Morteza Saghafian, Iran
Find all positive integers n such that there exists a sequence of positive integers a_1, a_2, ..., a_n satisfying
a_{k+1}=\frac{a_k^2+1}{a_{k-1}+1}-1 for every k with 2 \leqslant k \leqslant n-1.

Proposed by North Korea
Let a and b be distinct integers greater than 1. Prove that there exists a positive integer n such that \left(a^n-1\right)\left(b^n-1\right) is not a perfect square.

Proposed by Mongolia