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AIMESuperchallenge

AIME · Superchallenge problem

A sequence satisfies a1=a2=1a_1 = a_2 = 1 and ak+1=5ak−3ak−1a_{k+1} = 5a_k - 3a_{k-1} for k≥2k \ge 2. Find the remainder when a45a_{45} is divided by 10001000.

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