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KöMaL 2025 A914

    We write the ordered pair (1,0)(1,0) on the board. In one step, if the ordered pair (a,b)(a,b) is on the board, we erase it and replace it with either (a+b,b)(a+b,b) or (2a+b,a+b)(2a+b,a+b). (For example, after two steps, the pair on the board may be one of (1,0)(1,0), (2,1)(2,1), (3,1)(3,1), or (5,3)(5,3).) Prove that after nn steps, the ordered pair on the board can take exactly 2n2^n different values.

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