The unique sequence satisfying the problem is
{x1,x2,…,x101}=(1,k,…,k) where k=2+3+⋯+101=5150.
Let N denote the set of all positive integers. k=2+3+⋯+101=5150. Then we obtain
1n+2kn+⋯+101kn=1+(2+3+⋯+101)kn=1+k⋅kn=kn+1+1
for any n, so (1,k,…,k) satisfies the problem. Below we prove that this solution is unique.
Let (x1,…,x101) satisfy the problem. Then for any n∈N, there exists yn∈N such that
x1n+2x2n+⋯+101x101n=ynn+1+1.
Note that x1n+2x2n+⋯+101x101n<(x1n+2x2+⋯+101x101)n+1, from which it can be deduced that the sequence {yn} is a bounded sequence. That is, there exists y∈N such that yn=y,n≥n0.
Let m=max{xi∣1≤i≤101}. Then x1n+2x2n+⋯+101x101n can be rewritten as follows
x1n+2x2n+⋯+101x101n=ammn+am−1(m−1)n+⋯+a1
where ai≥0,∀i and a1+⋯+am=1+2+⋯+101. Hence there exists sufficiently large n such that
ammn+⋯+a1−1−y⋅yn=0(1)
The following lemma can help us find ai and y.
Lemma: Given integers b1,⋯,bN and suppose there exists sufficiently large n such that b1+b22n+⋯bNNN=0. Then bi=0,∀i.
Proof: Suppose some bi is not 0. Without loss of generality, let bN=0. Dividing b1+b22n+⋯bNNN by NN, we obtain
∣bN∣=∣bN−1∣(NN−1)n+⋯+b1(N1)n≤(∣bN−1∣+⋯+∣b1∣)(NN−1)n.
For sufficiently large n, (NN−1)n is a sufficiently small number, which contradicts bN=0.
Clearly, y>1. Applying the lemma to equation (1), we get am=y=m,a1=1, and the other ai=0. From this we obtain (x1,⋯,x101)=(1,m,⋯,m). But we have 1+m=a1+⋯+am=1+⋯+101=1+k so m=k.