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an interesting set
an interesting set
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March 11, 2005
combinatorics
Problem Statement
21
21
21
distinct numbers are chosen from the set
{
1
,
2
,
3
,
…
,
2046
}
.
\{1,2,3,\ldots,2046\}.
{
1
,
2
,
3
,
…
,
2046
}
.
Prove that we can choose three distinct numbers
a
,
b
,
c
a,b,c
a
,
b
,
c
among those
21
21
21
numbers such that
b
c
<
2
a
2
<
4
b
c
bc<2a^2<4bc
b
c
<
2
a
2
<
4
b
c
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