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AIME 1998 Problem 13

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If {a1,a2,a3,…,an}\{a_1,a_2,a_3,\ldots,a_n\} is a set of real numbers, indexed so that a1<a2<a3<⋯<an,a_1 < a_2 < a_3 < \cdots < a_n, its complex power sum is defined to be a1i+a2i2+a3i3+⋯+anin,a_1i + a_2i^2+ a_3i^3 + \cdots + a_ni^n, where i2=−1.i^2 = - 1. Let SnS_n be the sum of the complex power sums of all nonempty subsets of {1,2,…,n}.\{1,2,\ldots,n\}. Given that S8=−176−64iS_8 = - 176 - 64i and S9=p+qi,S_9 = p + qi, where pp and qq are integers, find ∣p∣+∣q∣.\left\lvert p\right\rvert + \left\lvert q\right\rvert.

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