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  • M180258CA_SID
    3 years ago+ 5 comments

    here is the trick

    long strangeCounter(long t) {
        long v=4;
    
        while(v<=t)
        {
            v=v*2+2;
        }
        return v-t;
    }
    

    just it :)

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