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SIMON-MARAIS 2024 A2

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A positive integer nn is tripairable if it is possible to partition the set {1,2,…,n}\{1, 2, \ldots, n\} into disjoint pairs such that the sum of the two elements in each pair is a power of 3. For example, 6 is tripairable because {1,2,3,4,5,6}={1,2}∪{3,6}∪{4,5}\{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6\} = \{1, 2\} \cup \{3, 6\} \cup \{4, 5\} and

1+2=31,3+6=32and4+5=321 + 2 = 3^1, \quad 3 + 6 = 3^2 \quad \text{and} \quad 4 + 5 = 3^2

are all powers of 3.

How many positive integers less than or equal to 2024 are tripairable?

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