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M2582
M2582
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Kvant 2019
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Algebra or NT
Source: International Mathematical Tournament of towns
12/2/2019
An integer
1
1
1
is written on the blackboard. We are allowed to perform the following operations:to change the number
x
x
x
to
3
x
+
1
3x+1
3
x
+
1
of to
[
x
2
]
[\frac{x}{2}]
[
2
x
ā
]
. Prove that we can get all positive integers using this operations.
algebra
combinatorics
Kvant