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Algebra Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Prove it Canada

The function f(x)f(x) satisfies the equation f(x)=f(x1)+f(x+1)f(x) = f(x-1) + f(x+1) for all values of xx. If f(1)=1f(1) = 1 and f(2)=3f(2) = 3, what is the value of f(2008)f(2008)?

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