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69th Belarusian Mathematical Olympiad

Belarus algebra

Problem

Define the sequence by . Prove that there are infinitely many terms of the sequence which can be expressed as a sum of (two or more) distinct terms of the sequence, as well as infinitely many of those which cannot be expressed in such a way.
Solution
2. See IMO - 2018 Shortlist, Problem N3.

Techniques

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