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<math>\binom{11}{2} = 55</math> We need to subtract 5 since <math>2^10 - 2^0, 2^1, 2^2, 2^3, 2^4</math> don't work. <math>55-5=\boxed{050}</math> ~hansenhe
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<math>\binom{11}{2} = 55</math> We need to subtract 5 since <math>2^{10} - 2^0, 2^1, 2^2, 2^3, 2^4</math> don't work. <math>55-5=\boxed{050}</math> ~hansenhe
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 18:22, 11 March 2021

Problem

Find the number of positive integers less than $1000$ that can be expressed as the difference of two integral powers of $2.$

Solution

$\binom{11}{2} = 55$ We need to subtract 5 since $2^{10} - 2^0, 2^1, 2^2, 2^3, 2^4$ don't work. $55-5=\boxed{050}$ ~hansenhe

See also

2021 AIME I (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 2
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Problem 4
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