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== Solution 3 (using the answer choices) == | == Solution 3 (using the answer choices) == | ||
Note that each <math>N</math> is <math>19</math> less than a power of <math>2</math>. So, the answer will be <math>38</math> less than the sum of <math>2</math> powers of <math>2</math>. Adding <math>38</math> to each answer, we get <math>76</math>, <math>128</math>, <math>192</math>, <math>444</math>, and <math>1062</math>. Obviously we can take out <math>76</math> and <math>1062</math>. Also, <math>128</math> will not work because two powers of two will never sum to another power of <math>2</math> (unless they are equal, which is a contradiction to the question). So, we have <math>192</math> and <math>444</math>. Note that <math>444 = 1 + 443 = 2 + 442 = 4 + 440 = 8 + 436 = 16 + 428 = 32 + 412</math>, etc. We quickly see that <math>444</math> will not work, leaving <math>192</math> which corresponds to <math>\boxed{\textbf{C}}</math>. We can also confirm that this works because <math>192 = 128 + 64 = 2^7 + 2^6</math>. | Note that each <math>N</math> is <math>19</math> less than a power of <math>2</math>. So, the answer will be <math>38</math> less than the sum of <math>2</math> powers of <math>2</math>. Adding <math>38</math> to each answer, we get <math>76</math>, <math>128</math>, <math>192</math>, <math>444</math>, and <math>1062</math>. Obviously we can take out <math>76</math> and <math>1062</math>. Also, <math>128</math> will not work because two powers of two will never sum to another power of <math>2</math> (unless they are equal, which is a contradiction to the question). So, we have <math>192</math> and <math>444</math>. Note that <math>444 = 1 + 443 = 2 + 442 = 4 + 440 = 8 + 436 = 16 + 428 = 32 + 412</math>, etc. We quickly see that <math>444</math> will not work, leaving <math>192</math> which corresponds to <math>\boxed{\textbf{C}}</math>. We can also confirm that this works because <math>192 = 128 + 64 = 2^7 + 2^6</math>. | ||
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+ | == Solution 4 (removing the log) == | ||
+ | In order to fix the exponent and get rid of the logarithm term, let <math>N = 2^m + k + 1</math>, with <math>0 \leq k < 2^m</math>. Doing so, we see that <math>\lfloor \log_2{N - 1} \rfloor = m</math>, which turns our given relation into | ||
+ | <cmath>2^m = 20 + k,</cmath> | ||
+ | for which the solutions of the form <math>(m, k)</math>, <math>(5, 12)</math> and <math>(6, 44)</math>, follow trivially. Adding up the two values of <math>N</math> gives us <math>32 + 12 + 1 + 64 + 44 + 1 = 154</math>, so the answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{C}}</math>. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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Contents
Problem
At a competition with players, the number of players given elite status is equal to
. Suppose that
players are given elite status. What is the sum of the two smallest possible values of
?
Solution 1
We start with . After rearranging, we get
.
Since is a positive integer,
must be in the form of
for some positive integer
. From this fact, we get
.
If we now check integer values of N that satisfy this condition, starting from , we quickly see that the first values that work for
are
and
, that is,
and
, giving values of
and
for
, respectively. Adding up these two values for
, we get
Solution 2
We examine the value that takes over various intervals. The
means it changes on each multiple of 2, like so:
2 --> 1
3 - 4 --> 2
5 - 8 --> 3
9 - 16 --> 4
From this, we see that is the difference between the next power of 2 above
and
. We are looking for
such that this difference is 19. The first two
that satisfy this are
and
for a final answer of
Solution 3 (using the answer choices)
Note that each is
less than a power of
. So, the answer will be
less than the sum of
powers of
. Adding
to each answer, we get
,
,
,
, and
. Obviously we can take out
and
. Also,
will not work because two powers of two will never sum to another power of
(unless they are equal, which is a contradiction to the question). So, we have
and
. Note that
, etc. We quickly see that
will not work, leaving
which corresponds to
. We can also confirm that this works because
.
Solution 4 (removing the log)
In order to fix the exponent and get rid of the logarithm term, let , with
. Doing so, we see that
, which turns our given relation into
for which the solutions of the form
,
and
, follow trivially. Adding up the two values of
gives us
, so the answer is
.
See also
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