Romania District Olympiad 2010
Source: Grade IX
March 13, 2010
algebra proposedalgebra
Problem Statement
Consider the sequence where x_n\equal{}2^{n}\minus{}1\ ,\ n\in \mathbb{N}. Determine all the natural numbers for which:
s_p\equal{}x_0\plus{}x_1\plus{}x_2\plus{}...\plus{}x_p
is a power with natural exponent of .