MathDB
2015 BMT Team 12

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January 6, 2022
number theory

Problem Statement

Let f(n)f(n) be the number of ordered pairs (k,)(k, \ell) of positive integers such that n=(21)2kkn = (2\ell-1)\cdot 2^k - k, and let g(n)g(n) be the number of ordered pairs (k,)(k, \ell) of positive integers such that n=2k+1kn = \ell \cdot 2^{k+1}-k. Compute i=1f(i)g(i)2i\sum_{i=1}^{\infty}\frac{f(i) - g(i)}{2^i}.
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