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MathNet 2011 Question 82

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2011

Question 82

Let $A_1=\varnothing,B_1=\{0\}$. For $n\ge2$, define
$$A_n=\{x+1:x\in B_{n-1}\},\qquad B_n=(A_{n-1}\cup B_{n-1})-(A_{n-1}\cap B_{n-1}).$$
For which $n$ is $B_n=\{0\}$? Here $A-B=\{x\in A:x\notin B\}$.