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Advanced Number Theory · Challenge problem

A sequence is defined by a1=1a_1 = 1, a2=1a_2 = 1, and an+2=an+1+2ana_{n+2} = a_{n+1} + 2a_n. Find the remainder when a30a_{30} is divided by 10001000.