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1993 Bulgaria National Olympiad
Problems
(1)
a_n such that {a_i +a_j} form a full system modulo n(n+1)/2
Source: 1993 Bulgaria NMO, Round 4, p4
7/30/2021
Find all natural numbers
n
>
1
n > 1
n
>
1
for which there exists such natural numbers
a
1
,
a
2
,
.
.
.
,
a
n
a_1,a_2,...,a_n
a
1
,
a
2
,
...
,
a
n
for which the numbers
{
a
i
+
a
j
∣
1
≤
i
≤
j
≤
n
}
\{a_i +a_j | 1 \le i \le j \le n \}
{
a
i
+
a
j
∣1
≤
i
≤
j
≤
n
}
form a full system modulo
n
(
n
+
1
)
2
\frac{n(n+1)}{2}
2
n
(
n
+
1
)
.
number theory