z = a + 1 + (b - a)/16 + 1 + (b - (a + 1 + (b - a)/16))/16 + 1 + (b - (a + 1 + (b - a)/16 + 1 + (b - (a + 1 + (b - a)/16))/16))/16 solve for b

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