Let the increasing sequence { a n } n = 1 ∞ be the arrangement of all the elements of { 2 x + 2 y + 2 z ∣ ∣ ∣ 0 ≤ x < y < z for x , y , z ∈ Z } in ascending order.
If a 2 0 1 8 = 2 p + 2 q + 2 r , where p , q , r are positive integers, determine the value of p + q + r .
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Notation: here ( n k ) ( n ≥ k ≥ 0 ) is the binomial coefficient.
Let f ( x , y , z ) = 2 x + 2 y + 2 z .Note that f ( 2 1 , 2 2 , 2 3 ) is the ( 2 4 3 ) = 2 0 2 4 t h item of seqence { a n } ,i.e. a 2 0 2 4 . Thus a 2 0 1 8 = f ( 1 5 , 2 2 , 2 3 ) ,the answer is 1 5 + 2 2 + 2 3 = 6 0 .