Home Competitions AHSME 1974 Problem 28
Which of the following is satisfied by all numbers x x x of the form
x = a 1 3 + a 2 3 2 + ⋯ + a 25 3 25 x=\frac{a_1}{3}+\frac{a_2}{3^2}+\cdots+\frac{a_{25}}{3^{25}} x = 3 a 1 + 3 2 a 2 + ⋯ + 3 25 a 25
where a 1 a_1 a 1 is 0 0 0 or 2 2 2 , a 2 a_2 a 2 is 0 0 0 or 2 2 2 ,...,a 25 a_{25} a 25 is 0 0 0 or 2 2 2 ?
( A ) 0 ≤ x < 1 / 3 ( B ) 1 / 3 ≤ x < 2 / 3 ( C ) 2 / 3 ≤ x < 1 \mathrm{(A)\ } 0\le x<1/3 \mathrm{(B) \ } 1/3\le x<2/3 \mathrm{(C) \ } 2/3\le x<1 ( A ) 0 ≤ x < 1/3 ( B ) 1/3 ≤ x < 2/3 ( C ) 2/3 ≤ x < 1
( D ) 0 ≤ x < 1 / 3 or 2 / 3 ≤ x < 1 ( E ) 1 / 2 ≤ x ≤ 3 / 4 \mathrm{(D) \ } 0\le x<1/3 \text{ or }2/3\le x<1 \mathrm{(E) \ }1/2\le x\le 3/4 ( D ) 0 ≤ x < 1/3 or 2/3 ≤ x < 1 ( E ) 1/2 ≤ x ≤ 3/4
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