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== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | + | {{AIME box|year=1998|num-b=7|num-a=9}} | |
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| + | [[Category:Intermediate Number Theory Problems]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:09, 18 October 2024
Problem
Except for the first two terms, each term of the sequence 
is obtained by subtracting the preceding term from the one before that. The last term of the sequence is the first negative term encounted. What positive integer 
produces a sequence of maximum length?
Solutions were removed
Contents
Help why is there no solution
See also
| 1998 AIME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 7 |
Followed by Problem 9 | |
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