Difference between revisions of "2012 IMO Problems/Problem 6"

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==Problem==
 
Find all positive integers <math>n</math> for which there exist non-negative integers <math>a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n</math> such that
 
Find all positive integers <math>n</math> for which there exist non-negative integers <math>a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n</math> such that
 
<cmath>
 
<cmath>
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\frac{1}{3^{a_1}} + \frac{2}{3^{a_2}} + \cdots + \frac{n}{3^{a_n}} = 1.
 
\frac{1}{3^{a_1}} + \frac{2}{3^{a_2}} + \cdots + \frac{n}{3^{a_n}} = 1.
 
</cmath>
 
</cmath>
 
Proposed by Dusan Djukic, Serbia
 

Revision as of 11:50, 21 June 2018

Problem

Find all positive integers $n$ for which there exist non-negative integers $a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n$ such that \[\frac{1}{2^{a_1}} + \frac{1}{2^{a_2}} + \cdots + \frac{1}{2^{a_n}} =  \frac{1}{3^{a_1}} + \frac{2}{3^{a_2}} + \cdots + \frac{n}{3^{a_n}} = 1.\]