Problem

Source: 2016 KJMO #1

Tags: number theory, algebra



positive reals $a_1, a_2, . . . $ satisfying (i) $a_{n+1}=a_1^2\cdot a_2^2 \cdot . . . \cdot a_n^2-3$(all positive integers $n$) (ii) $\frac{1}{2}(a_1+\sqrt{a_2-1})$ is positive integer. prove that $\frac{1}{2}(a_1 \cdot a_2 \cdot . . . \cdot a_n + \sqrt{a_{n+1}-1})$ is positive integer