Problem

Source: kjmo 2022 P5

Tags: recursion, algebra



A sequence of real numbers $a_1, a_2, \ldots $ satisfies the following conditions. $a_1 = 2$, $a_2 = 11$. for all positive integer $n$, $2a_{n+2} =3a_n + \sqrt{5 (a_n^2+a_{n+1}^2)}$ Prove that $a_n$ is a rational number for each of positive integer $n$.