The Bottom of a Recurrence

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Problem

A sequence {an}\{a_n\} satisfies a1=pa_1 = p, a2=p+1a_2 = p + 1, and

an+22an+1+an=n20a_{n+2} - 2a_{n+1} + a_n = n - 20

for all positive integers nn, where pp is a fixed real number.

For which value of nn is ana_n smallest?

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