Consider the real number 2+
3.
When we calculate the even powers of 2+
3
we get:
(2+
3)2 = 9.898979485566356...
(2+
3)4 = 97.98979485566356...
(2+
3)6 = 969.998969071069263...
(2+
3)8 = 9601.99989585502907...
(2+
3)10 = 95049.999989479221...
(2+
3)12 = 940897.9999989371855...
(2+
3)14 = 9313929.99999989263...
(2+
3)16 = 92198401.99999998915...
It looks like that the number of consecutive nines at the beginning of the fractional part of these powers is non-decreasing.
In fact it can be proven that the fractional part of (2+
3)2n approaches 1 for large n.
Consider all real numbers of the form p+
q with p and q positive integers and p
q, such that the fractional part
of (
p+
q)2n approaches 1 for large n.
Let C(p,q,n) be the number of consecutive nines at the beginning of the fractional part of
(p+
q)2n.
Let N(p,q) be the minimal value of n such that C(p,q,n) 2011.
Find N(p,q) for p+q
2011.
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