 Solution (source code)

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= Solution
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Rewrite the <recurrence relation> as
$$
a_{n+1}=\frac12\left(a_n+\frac c{a_n}\right).
$$
Since $a_0=1>0$ and $c>0$, a positive $a_n$ gives a positive $a_{n+1}$. <Mathematical induction> therefore proves $\boxed{a_n>0\text{ for all }n\geq0}$, and also shows that every division in the <recurrence relation> is defined.

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