Problem

Source: Romanian IMO TST 2006, day 5, problem 3

Tags: floor function, logarithms, function, algebra proposed, algebra



Let $x_1=1$, $x_2$, $x_3$, $\ldots$ be a sequence of real numbers such that for all $n\geq 1$ we have \[ x_{n+1} = x_n + \frac 1{2x_n} . \] Prove that \[ \lfloor 25 x_{625} \rfloor = 625 . \]