Problem

Source: Korean Summer Program Practice Test 2016 1

Tags: algebra, system of equations



Find all real numbers $x_1, \dots, x_{2016}$ that satisfy the following equation for each $1 \le i \le 2016$. (Here $x_{2017} = x_1$.) \[ x_i^2 + x_i - 1 = x_{i+1} \]