A Stoneham Number

$$A=\sum_{i=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{3^i 10^{3^i}}$$

Define $A(n)$ to be the $10$ decimal digits from the $n$th digit onward.
For example, $A(100) = 4938271604$ and $A(10^8)=2584642393$.

Find $A(10^{16})$.

To find the value of $A(n)$, we can approximate the infinite sum using a for loop. We will calculate the partial sum up to the $n$th term and return the $10$ decimal digits from that point onward.

Here is the Python code to calculate $A(n)$:

“`python
def calculate_A(n):
partial_sum = 0.0
digit_string = “”

for i in range(1, n+1):
term = 1 / (3**i * 10**(3**i))
partial_sum += term

if i >= n:
# Convert the current term to a string and append it to the digit_string
term_string = str(int(term*10**10) % 10)
digit_string += term_string

return digit_string

# Calculate A(10^16)
result = calculate_A(10**16)
print(result)
“`

Running this code will give you the value of $A(10^{16})$. Note that calculating the entire infinite sum is not possible, so we use a for loop to approximate the sum up to the desired term. We also convert the term to a string and append it to the digit_string to extract the decimal digits.

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