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number theory intermediate

Problem

Find the sum of . Express your answer in base .
Solution
Since , we carry over the . Then we have , so we carry over another . For the leftmost column, we have . In column format, this reads \begin{array}{c@{}c@{\;}c@{}c@{}c@{}c} & & & _{1} &_{1}&\\ & & & 1& 1 & 1_4\\ & & & 3 & 2 & 3_4\\& & + & 1 & 3 & 2_4\\ \cline{2-6} & & 1 & 2 & 3& 2_4\\ \end{array}The sum is .
Final answer
1232_4