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Student Problem Competition


Submit your solution to the following problem to Dr. Byrd by March 1, 2008. The best correct solution will be declared the winner. A prize of $20 will be awarded.


There were no solutions to Problem 31.

Past Student Problems (requires acrobat)


Problem 32


The terms $ a_n$ of a sequence of positive integers satisfy

$\displaystyle a_{n+3} = a_{n+2} (a_{n+1}+a_{n}) \hbox{ for } n=1,2,3,... $

If $ a_6=144$ , what must $ a_8$ be?