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2019 AMC 10BProblem 24P21-25~10 minPrint

Define a sequence recursively by x0=5x_0=5 and xn+1=xn2+5xn+4xn+6x_{n+1}=\frac{x_n^2+5x_n+4}{x_n+6} for all nonnegative integers n.n. Let mm be the least positive integer such that xm4+1220.x_m\leq 4+\frac{1}{2^{20}}. In which of the following intervals does mm lie?

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