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Putnam 1992 A5

Source: Putnam 1992

July 18, 2022
PutnamBinarybinary representation

Problem Statement

For each positive integer nn, let an=0a_n = 0 (or 11) if the number of 11’s in the binary representation of nn is even (or odd), respectively. Show that there do not exist positive integers kk and mm such that ak+j=ak+m+j=ak+2m+ja_{k+j}=a_{k+m+j} =a_{k+2m+j} for 0jm1.0 \leq j \leq m-1.