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s(2n) and s(n^2)

Source: Iran TST1 Day 2 P5

February 23, 2020
number theorysum of digitsIranian TST

Problem Statement

Given k∈Zk \in \mathbb{Z} prove that there exist infinite pairs of distinct natural numbers such that \begin{align*} n+s(2n)=m+s(2m) \\ kn+s(n^2)=km+s(m^2). \end{align*} (s(n)s(n) denotes the sum of digits of nn.)
Proposed by Mohammadamin Sharifi