Let a1, a2, a3, . .. be the integer sequence defined recursively by (1) a1{ = 0;
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(1) a1{ = 0; and
(2) For n > 1, an = 1 + a[n/2].
Prove that an = [log2n] for all n ∈ Z+.
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