Problem

Source: 2013 Saudi Arabia Pre-TST 4.1

Tags: Sequence, algebra, recurrence relation



Let $a_1,a_2, a_3,...$ be a sequence of real numbers which satisfy the relation $a_{n+1} =\sqrt{a_n^2 + 1}$ Suppose that there exists a positive integer $n_0$ such that $a_{2n_0} = 3a_{n_0}$ . Find the value of $a_{46}$.