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How slowly can a sequence with no power-of-two sums grow?

Source: Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik 2024, Round 2 - Problem 2

September 13, 2024
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Problem Statement

Determine the set of all real numbers rr for which there exists an infinite sequence a1,a2,a_1,a_2,\dots of positive integers satisfying the following three properties: (1) No number occurs more than once in the sequence. (2) The sum of two different elements of the sequence is never a power of two. (3) For all positive integers nn, we have an<rna_n<r \cdot n.