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Question 22569: Different Missing-Initial Completions Give Different Whole Prefixes

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  2. Definition and scope
  3. Step-by-step derivation
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  5. Result
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R0044-22569 · q-20261014-advance-20261110-r05-recurrence-relation-0094

Original question and givens

Use order2 coefficients=[1, 5] oldest-to-newest, constant=2, known a_0=18, alternative a_1=19 or 20, target_n=6. Give (first_initial, second_left, second_right, left_prefix, right_prefix, prefixes_differ, one_initial_uniqueness_claim, boundary).

  • G001 — Use order2 coefficients=[1, 5] oldest-to-newest, constant=2, known a_0=18, alternative a_1=19 or 20, target_n=6. Give (first_initial, second_left, second_right, left_prefix, right_prefix, prefixes_differ, one_initial_uniqueness_claim, boundary).

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

Step-by-step derivation

S001 · implies

Before

source operation=recurrence-missing-initial-boundary;original snapshot and mathematics retained

After

explicit ordered source output fields=[first_initial, second_left, second_right, left_prefix, right_prefix, prefixes_differ, one_initial_uniqueness_claim, boundary]

Conditions: none

Keep the historical interface marker and list ordered source fields without JavaScript.Tags are not additional evidence;fixed No markers retain their scope.The ordering helper supplies protocol order,not mathematical correctness.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: source_ordered_interface_explicit_without_javascript · Uses: G001

S002 · implies

Before

recurrence LEFT completion:ORIGINAL order=2;oldest-to-newest coefficients=[1, 5];constant=2;ALL initial a_0..a_(r-1)=[18, 19]

After

for EVERY n>=2,a_n=constant+sum_j coefficients[j]*a_(n-r+j);current prefix length=2;forward rule is total and single-valued

Conditions: none

Fix all r initials and the oldest-to-newest coefficient roles.Given the preceding r values,the next value is uniquely determined.This is a forward definition,not a closed form or convergence claim.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: recurrence_complete_initial_state_and_total_single_value_rule · Uses: G001, S001

S003 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=2 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_0 := mul(1, 18)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=2 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_0 = 18

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S002

S004 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=2 partial sum after coefficient0 := sum(2, 18)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=2 partial sum after coefficient0 = 20

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S003

S005 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=2 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_1 := mul(5, 19)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=2 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_1 = 95

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S004

S006 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=2 partial sum after coefficient1 := sum(20, 95)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=2 partial sum after coefficient1 = 115

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S005

S007 · implies

Before

recurrence LEFT completion:ORIGINAL target n=2;previous state a_(n-r)..a_(n-1)=[18, 19];ALL [j,source_index,coefficient,value,product] rows=[[0, 0, 1, 18, 18], [1, 1, 5, 19, 95]]

After

new a_2=115;next state=[19, 115];drop ONLY oldest state entry then append new scalar;prefix now=[18, 19, 115]

Conditions: none

Multiply each coefficient by its specified original index,add to the constant and check the source safe-integer range.Shift left and append the new scalar;do not reverse coefficients or feed the appended value back into this same update.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: recurrence_EVERY_state_update_shift_left_append_exact · Uses: G001, S006

S008 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=3 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_1 := mul(1, 19)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=3 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_1 = 19

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S007

S009 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=3 partial sum after coefficient0 := sum(2, 19)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=3 partial sum after coefficient0 = 21

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S008

S010 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=3 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_2 := mul(5, 115)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=3 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_2 = 575

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S009

S011 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=3 partial sum after coefficient1 := sum(21, 575)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=3 partial sum after coefficient1 = 596

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S010

S012 · implies

Before

recurrence LEFT completion:ORIGINAL target n=3;previous state a_(n-r)..a_(n-1)=[19, 115];ALL [j,source_index,coefficient,value,product] rows=[[0, 1, 1, 19, 19], [1, 2, 5, 115, 575]]

After

new a_3=596;next state=[115, 596];drop ONLY oldest state entry then append new scalar;prefix now=[18, 19, 115, 596]

Conditions: none

Multiply each coefficient by its specified original index,add to the constant and check the source safe-integer range.Shift left and append the new scalar;do not reverse coefficients or feed the appended value back into this same update.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: recurrence_EVERY_state_update_shift_left_append_exact · Uses: G001, S011

S013 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=4 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_2 := mul(1, 115)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=4 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_2 = 115

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S012

S014 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=4 partial sum after coefficient0 := sum(2, 115)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=4 partial sum after coefficient0 = 117

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S013

S015 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=4 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_3 := mul(5, 596)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=4 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_3 = 2980

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S014

S016 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=4 partial sum after coefficient1 := sum(117, 2980)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=4 partial sum after coefficient1 = 3097

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S015

S017 · implies

Before

recurrence LEFT completion:ORIGINAL target n=4;previous state a_(n-r)..a_(n-1)=[115, 596];ALL [j,source_index,coefficient,value,product] rows=[[0, 2, 1, 115, 115], [1, 3, 5, 596, 2980]]

After

new a_4=3097;next state=[596, 3097];drop ONLY oldest state entry then append new scalar;prefix now=[18, 19, 115, 596, 3097]

Conditions: none

Multiply each coefficient by its specified original index,add to the constant and check the source safe-integer range.Shift left and append the new scalar;do not reverse coefficients or feed the appended value back into this same update.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: recurrence_EVERY_state_update_shift_left_append_exact · Uses: G001, S016

S018 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=5 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_3 := mul(1, 596)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=5 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_3 = 596

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S017

S019 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=5 partial sum after coefficient0 := sum(2, 596)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=5 partial sum after coefficient0 = 598

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S018

S020 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=5 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_4 := mul(5, 3097)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=5 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_4 = 15485

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S019

S021 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=5 partial sum after coefficient1 := sum(598, 15485)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=5 partial sum after coefficient1 = 16083

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S020

S022 · implies

Before

recurrence LEFT completion:ORIGINAL target n=5;previous state a_(n-r)..a_(n-1)=[596, 3097];ALL [j,source_index,coefficient,value,product] rows=[[0, 3, 1, 596, 596], [1, 4, 5, 3097, 15485]]

After

new a_5=16083;next state=[3097, 16083];drop ONLY oldest state entry then append new scalar;prefix now=[18, 19, 115, 596, 3097, 16083]

Conditions: none

Multiply each coefficient by its specified original index,add to the constant and check the source safe-integer range.Shift left and append the new scalar;do not reverse coefficients or feed the appended value back into this same update.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: recurrence_EVERY_state_update_shift_left_append_exact · Uses: G001, S021

S023 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=6 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_4 := mul(1, 3097)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=6 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_4 = 3097

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S022

S024 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=6 partial sum after coefficient0 := sum(2, 3097)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=6 partial sum after coefficient0 = 3099

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S023

S025 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=6 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_5 := mul(5, 16083)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=6 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_5 = 80415

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S024

S026 · calculation

Before

recurrence LEFT completion n=6 partial sum after coefficient1 := sum(3099, 80415)

After

recurrence LEFT completion n=6 partial sum after coefficient1 = 83514

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S025

S027 · implies

Before

recurrence LEFT completion:ORIGINAL target n=6;previous state a_(n-r)..a_(n-1)=[3097, 16083];ALL [j,source_index,coefficient,value,product] rows=[[0, 4, 1, 3097, 3097], [1, 5, 5, 16083, 80415]]

After

new a_6=83514;next state=[16083, 83514];drop ONLY oldest state entry then append new scalar;prefix now=[18, 19, 115, 596, 3097, 16083, 83514]

Conditions: none

Multiply each coefficient by its specified original index,add to the constant and check the source safe-integer range.Shift left and append the new scalar;do not reverse coefficients or feed the appended value back into this same update.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: recurrence_EVERY_state_update_shift_left_append_exact · Uses: G001, S026

S028 · implies

Before

recurrence LEFT completion:complete ORIGINAL initial state=[18, 19];actual generated prefix=[18, 19, 115, 596, 3097, 16083, 83514]

After

ANY two sequences with SAME r initials and SAME total rule agree at n=2 by substitution,then at every later n by induction;this determines the requested prefix only

Conditions: none

Induct from equality of all r initials:the same single-valued rule gives equality of the next term,and hence every later prefix term.Finite generation proves no closed form,asymptotic behavior or analyticity.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: recurrence_forward_uniqueness_induction_not_analytic_claim · Uses: G001, S027

S029 · implies

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion:ORIGINAL order=2;oldest-to-newest coefficients=[1, 5];constant=2;ALL initial a_0..a_(r-1)=[18, 20]

After

for EVERY n>=2,a_n=constant+sum_j coefficients[j]*a_(n-r+j);current prefix length=2;forward rule is total and single-valued

Conditions: none

Fix all r initials and the oldest-to-newest coefficient roles.Given the preceding r values,the next value is uniquely determined.This is a forward definition,not a closed form or convergence claim.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: recurrence_complete_initial_state_and_total_single_value_rule · Uses: G001, S028

S030 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=2 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_0 := mul(1, 18)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=2 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_0 = 18

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S029

S031 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=2 partial sum after coefficient0 := sum(2, 18)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=2 partial sum after coefficient0 = 20

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S030

S032 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=2 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_1 := mul(5, 20)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=2 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_1 = 100

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S031

S033 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=2 partial sum after coefficient1 := sum(20, 100)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=2 partial sum after coefficient1 = 120

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S032

S034 · implies

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion:ORIGINAL target n=2;previous state a_(n-r)..a_(n-1)=[18, 20];ALL [j,source_index,coefficient,value,product] rows=[[0, 0, 1, 18, 18], [1, 1, 5, 20, 100]]

After

new a_2=120;next state=[20, 120];drop ONLY oldest state entry then append new scalar;prefix now=[18, 20, 120]

Conditions: none

Multiply each coefficient by its specified original index,add to the constant and check the source safe-integer range.Shift left and append the new scalar;do not reverse coefficients or feed the appended value back into this same update.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: recurrence_EVERY_state_update_shift_left_append_exact · Uses: G001, S033

S035 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=3 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_1 := mul(1, 20)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=3 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_1 = 20

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S034

S036 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=3 partial sum after coefficient0 := sum(2, 20)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=3 partial sum after coefficient0 = 22

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S035

S037 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=3 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_2 := mul(5, 120)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=3 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_2 = 600

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S036

S038 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=3 partial sum after coefficient1 := sum(22, 600)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=3 partial sum after coefficient1 = 622

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S037

S039 · implies

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion:ORIGINAL target n=3;previous state a_(n-r)..a_(n-1)=[20, 120];ALL [j,source_index,coefficient,value,product] rows=[[0, 1, 1, 20, 20], [1, 2, 5, 120, 600]]

After

new a_3=622;next state=[120, 622];drop ONLY oldest state entry then append new scalar;prefix now=[18, 20, 120, 622]

Conditions: none

Multiply each coefficient by its specified original index,add to the constant and check the source safe-integer range.Shift left and append the new scalar;do not reverse coefficients or feed the appended value back into this same update.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: recurrence_EVERY_state_update_shift_left_append_exact · Uses: G001, S038

S040 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=4 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_2 := mul(1, 120)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=4 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_2 = 120

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S039

S041 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=4 partial sum after coefficient0 := sum(2, 120)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=4 partial sum after coefficient0 = 122

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S040

S042 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=4 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_3 := mul(5, 622)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=4 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_3 = 3110

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S041

S043 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=4 partial sum after coefficient1 := sum(122, 3110)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=4 partial sum after coefficient1 = 3232

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S042

S044 · implies

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion:ORIGINAL target n=4;previous state a_(n-r)..a_(n-1)=[120, 622];ALL [j,source_index,coefficient,value,product] rows=[[0, 2, 1, 120, 120], [1, 3, 5, 622, 3110]]

After

new a_4=3232;next state=[622, 3232];drop ONLY oldest state entry then append new scalar;prefix now=[18, 20, 120, 622, 3232]

Conditions: none

Multiply each coefficient by its specified original index,add to the constant and check the source safe-integer range.Shift left and append the new scalar;do not reverse coefficients or feed the appended value back into this same update.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: recurrence_EVERY_state_update_shift_left_append_exact · Uses: G001, S043

S045 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=5 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_3 := mul(1, 622)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=5 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_3 = 622

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S044

S046 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=5 partial sum after coefficient0 := sum(2, 622)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=5 partial sum after coefficient0 = 624

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S045

S047 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=5 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_4 := mul(5, 3232)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=5 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_4 = 16160

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S046

S048 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=5 partial sum after coefficient1 := sum(624, 16160)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=5 partial sum after coefficient1 = 16784

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S047

S049 · implies

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion:ORIGINAL target n=5;previous state a_(n-r)..a_(n-1)=[622, 3232];ALL [j,source_index,coefficient,value,product] rows=[[0, 3, 1, 622, 622], [1, 4, 5, 3232, 16160]]

After

new a_5=16784;next state=[3232, 16784];drop ONLY oldest state entry then append new scalar;prefix now=[18, 20, 120, 622, 3232, 16784]

Conditions: none

Multiply each coefficient by its specified original index,add to the constant and check the source safe-integer range.Shift left and append the new scalar;do not reverse coefficients or feed the appended value back into this same update.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: recurrence_EVERY_state_update_shift_left_append_exact · Uses: G001, S048

S050 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=6 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_4 := mul(1, 3232)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=6 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_4 = 3232

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S049

S051 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=6 partial sum after coefficient0 := sum(2, 3232)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=6 partial sum after coefficient0 = 3234

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S050

S052 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=6 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_5 := mul(5, 16784)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=6 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_5 = 83920

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S051

S053 · calculation

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion n=6 partial sum after coefficient1 := sum(3234, 83920)

After

recurrence RIGHT completion n=6 partial sum after coefficient1 = 87154

Conditions: none

Substitute original roles,indices and established intermediates exactly,not floating-point approximations or another question's data.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S052

S054 · implies

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion:ORIGINAL target n=6;previous state a_(n-r)..a_(n-1)=[3232, 16784];ALL [j,source_index,coefficient,value,product] rows=[[0, 4, 1, 3232, 3232], [1, 5, 5, 16784, 83920]]

After

new a_6=87154;next state=[16784, 87154];drop ONLY oldest state entry then append new scalar;prefix now=[18, 20, 120, 622, 3232, 16784, 87154]

Conditions: none

Multiply each coefficient by its specified original index,add to the constant and check the source safe-integer range.Shift left and append the new scalar;do not reverse coefficients or feed the appended value back into this same update.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: recurrence_EVERY_state_update_shift_left_append_exact · Uses: G001, S053

S055 · implies

Before

recurrence RIGHT completion:complete ORIGINAL initial state=[18, 20];actual generated prefix=[18, 20, 120, 622, 3232, 16784, 87154]

After

ANY two sequences with SAME r initials and SAME total rule agree at n=2 by substitution,then at every later n by induction;this determines the requested prefix only

Conditions: none

Induct from equality of all r initials:the same single-valued rule gives equality of the next term,and hence every later prefix term.Finite generation proves no closed form,asymptotic behavior or analyticity.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: recurrence_forward_uniqueness_induction_not_analytic_claim · Uses: G001, S054

S056 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL only known a_0=18;different completions a_1=19 and20;target=6

After

WHOLE prefixes including initials differ=Yes;actual targets=[83514, 87154] MAY coincide;one_initial_uniqueness_claim fixed No

Conditions: none

The prefixes already differ at a1,so the complete prefix is not unique;the target values need not remain different.The final No withholds order2 uniqueness from one initial,without negating prefixes_differ.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: recurrence_missing_initial_WHOLE_prefix_not_target_difference · Uses: G001, S055

Reverse checks

  • S056 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S055 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S054 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S053 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=6 partial sum after coefficient1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S052 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=6 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_5 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S051 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=6 partial sum after coefficient0 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S050 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=6 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_4 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S049 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S048 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=5 partial sum after coefficient1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S047 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=5 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_4 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S046 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=5 partial sum after coefficient0 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S045 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=5 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_3 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S044 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S043 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=4 partial sum after coefficient1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S042 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=4 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_3 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S041 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=4 partial sum after coefficient0 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S040 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=4 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_2 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S039 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S038 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=3 partial sum after coefficient1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S037 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=3 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_2 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S036 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=3 partial sum after coefficient0 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S035 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=3 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S034 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S033 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=2 partial sum after coefficient1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S032 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=2 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S031 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=2 partial sum after coefficient0 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S030 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence RIGHT completion n=2 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_0 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S029 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S028 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S027 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S026 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=6 partial sum after coefficient1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S025 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=6 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_5 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S024 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=6 partial sum after coefficient0 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S023 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=6 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_4 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S022 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S021 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=5 partial sum after coefficient1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S020 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=5 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_4 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S019 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=5 partial sum after coefficient0 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S018 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=5 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_3 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S017 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S016 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=4 partial sum after coefficient1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S015 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=4 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_3 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S014 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=4 partial sum after coefficient0 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S013 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=4 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_2 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S012 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S011 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=3 partial sum after coefficient1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S010 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=3 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_2 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S009 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=3 partial sum after coefficient0 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S008 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=3 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S007 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=2 partial sum after coefficient1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=2 ORIGINAL coefficient1 times a_1 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=2 partial sum after coefficient0 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute recurrence LEFT completion n=2 ORIGINAL coefficient0 times a_0 with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

(18, 19, 20, [18, 19, 115, 596, 3097, 16083, 83514], [18, 20, 120, 622, 3232, 16784, 87154], Yes, No, order_two_recurrence_with_only_one_initial_value_is_not_unique)

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

This question review and source binding

Review date: 2026-10-26

Original questions, answers, step expressions, numeric ASTs and historical records are retained. Source candidate labels remain historical and are not overwritten as formal proof.

Source hashes and review receipts
  • input commit: 0f7be61e2c22317a4075561dc822c87d881a50db
  • original question SHA-256: 43b7c7eed04fc7258ffe46ca9a2e0fb46090952e0963cf2d49fb5d44162139da
  • candidate record SHA-256: 4d76c3bc728f87d95442c41e14d047bfffdb11e0eff5891477f6c44d5dc40c26
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  • question-first witness SHA-256: b2e8b769c463242f05172564ae96e310403eae151e1ec30bcb50be3ffe12cfc7
  • Lean: NOT_RUN · human review: NOT_PERFORMED
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