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2023 Putnam A5

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December 3, 2023
PutnamPutnam 2023

Problem Statement

For a nonnegative integer kk, let f(k)f(k) be the number of ones in the base 3 representation of kk. Find all complex numbers zz such that k=0310101(2)f(k)(z+k)2023=0 \sum_{k=0}^{3^{1010}-1}(-2)^{f(k)}(z+k)^{2023}=0