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HMMT 2020 T1

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Let nn be a positive integer. Define a sequence by a0=1,a2i+1=aia_{0}=1, a_{2 i+1}=a_{i}, and a2i+2=ai+ai+1a_{2 i+2}=a_{i}+a_{i+1} for each i≥0i \geq 0. Determine, with proof, the value of a0+a1+a2+⋯+a2n−1a_{0}+a_{1}+a_{2}+\cdots+a_{2^{n}-1}.

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\frac{3^{n}+1}{2}

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