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2017 Guts #15: Weird process II
Source:
2/21/2017
Start by writing the integers
1
,
2
,
4
,
6
1, 2, 4, 6
1
,
2
,
4
,
6
on the blackboard. At each step, write the smallest positive integer
n
n
n
that satisfies both of the following properties on the board.[*]
n
n
n
is larger than any integer on the board currently. [*]
n
n
n
cannot be written as the sum of
2
2
2
distinct integers on the board.Find the
100
100
100
-th integer that you write on the board. Recall that at the beginning, there are already
4
4
4
integers on the board.
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