1989 AIME Problems/Problem 14
Problem
Given a positive integer , it can be shown that every complex number of the form
, where
and
are integers, can be uniquely expressed in the base
using the integers
as digits. That is, the equation
![$r+si=a_m(-n+i)^m+a_{m-1}(-n+i)^{m-1}+\cdots +a_1(-n+i)+a_0$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/f/6/4/f6491a5fef34ba26ef6657aae299c94700b40a0e.png)
is true for a unique choice of non-negative integer and digits
chosen from the set
, with $a_m\ne 0^{}^{}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg). We write
![$r+si=(a_ma_{m-1}\ldots a_1a_0)_{-n+i}$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/6/a/56aa9ca7c641491fbd454fff558b7a8fb8918ced.png)
to denote the base expansion of
. There are only finitely many integers
that have four-digit expansions
![$k=(a_3a_2a_1a_0)_{-3+i^{}_{}}~~~~a_3\ne 0.$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/6/0/f/60f64fe15a0ae3ffb0c11f59e745a2bd2b665a3d.png)
Find the sum of all such .
Solution
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