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2018 Argentina National Olympiad
Problems
(1)
n numbered kinghts and a round table with n chairs
Source: 2018 Argentina OMA Finals L3 p2
1/16/2023
There are
n
n
n
knights numbered
1
1
1
to
n
n
n
and a round table with
n
n
n
chairs. The first knight chooses his chair, and from him, the knight number
k
+
1
k+1
k
+
1
sits
k
k
k
places to the right of knight number
k
k
k
, for all
1
≤
k
≤
n
−
1
1 \le k\le n-1
1
≤
k
≤
n
−
1
(occupied and empty seats are counted). In particular, the second knight sits next to the first. Find all values of
n
n
n
such that the
n
n
n
gentlemen occupy the
n
n
n
chairs following the described procedure.
combinatorics