freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/10-coding-interview-prep/project-euler/problem-167-investigating-ulam-sequences.md

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id: 5900f4141000cf542c50ff26
challengeType: 5
title: 'Problem 167: Investigating Ulam sequences'
forumTopicId: 301801
---

## Description
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For two positive integers a and b, the Ulam sequence U(a,b) is defined by U(a,b)1 = a, U(a,b)2 = b and for k > 2,
U(a,b)k is the smallest integer greater than U(a,b)(k-1) which can be written in exactly one way as the sum of two distinct previous members of U(a,b).
For example, the sequence U(1,2) begins with
1, 2, 3 = 1 + 2, 4 = 1 + 3, 6 = 2 + 4, 8 = 2 + 6, 11 = 3 + 8;
5 does not belong to it because 5 = 1 + 4 = 2 + 3 has two representations as the sum of two previous members, likewise 7 = 1 + 6 = 3 + 4.
Find ∑U(2,2n+1)k for 2 ≤ n ≤10, where k = 1011.
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## Instructions
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## Tests
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```yml
tests:
  - text: <code>euler167()</code> should return 3916160068885.
    testString: assert.strictEqual(euler167(), 3916160068885);

```

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## Challenge Seed
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<div id='js-seed'>

```js
function euler167() {

  return true;
}

euler167();
```

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## Solution
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```js
// solution required
```

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