Problem 2: Jacques the Ripper 

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Jacques has a very large piece of paper. He rips it in half, holds the two pieces together and rips in half again, then places all the pieces together and rips in half a third time.

He sets aside all the pieces except one and repeats the process, ripping in half three times then setting aside all pieces but one.

Will Jacques ever have exactly 1,729 pieces of paper?

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