document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=974769>Question 974769</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There is a sequence of numbers a1, a2, ... where a1 = 2, a2 = 3, and an =   (an-1)/(an-2) for n> 3. What is the value of a1485? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I presume you mean\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ a_n\ =\ \frac{a_{n-1}}{a_{n-2}}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you work out the first 12 terms, you will notice a pattern:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2,\ 3,\ \frac{3}{2},\ \frac{1}{2},\ \frac{1}{3},\ \frac{2}{3},\ 2,\ 3,\ \frac{3}{2},\ \frac{1}{2},\ \frac{1}{3},\ \frac{2}{3}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yes, indeed, the set of values repeats every six terms.  Using integer division, divide 1485 by 6 and note the remainder.  Count the number of terms in the list up to the remainder you just obtained, and that will be the value of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE a_{1485}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it\r<BR>\n" );
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