Common Nonsense
All three of the numbers in the above equation are expressed in base
Is there any solution for
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1 solution
We set up a system of equations to solve for a. We have 9 + a = 2 a + 1 . Solving, we find a = 8 . However, there is no 9 in base 8, so the answer is No .