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/**
 * Author : Siddhant Swarup Mallick
 * Github : https://github.com/siddhant2002
 */

/** Program description - To find the FrizzyNumber*/

package com.thealgorithms.maths;

public class FrizzyNumber {

    /**
     * Returns the n-th number that is a sum of powers
     * of the given base.
     * Example: base = 3 and n = 4
     * Ascending order of sums of powers of 3 =
     * 3^0 = 1, 3^1 = 3, 3^1 + 3^0 = 4, 3^2 + 3^0 = 9
     * Ans = 9
     *
     * @param base The base whose n-th sum of powers is required
     * @param n    Index from ascending order of sum of powers of base
     * @return n-th sum of powers of base
     */
    public static double getNthFrizzy(int base, int n) {
        double final1 = 0.0;
        int i = 0;
        do {
            final1 += Math.pow(base, i++) * (n % 2);
        } while ((n /= 2) > 0);
        return final1;
    }
}