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is it true c shortlist has 9 problems?

Source: ISL 2019 N6

September 22, 2020
number theoryIMO ShortlistIMO Shortlist 2019floor function

Problem Statement

Let H={i2:iZ>0}={1,2,4,5,7,}H = \{ \lfloor i\sqrt{2}\rfloor : i \in \mathbb Z_{>0}\} = \{1,2,4,5,7,\dots \} and let nn be a positive integer. Prove that there exists a constant CC such that, if A{1,2,,n}A\subseteq \{1,2,\dots, n\} satisfies ACn|A| \ge C\sqrt{n}, then there exist a,bAa,b\in A such that abHa-b\in H. (Here Z>0\mathbb Z_{>0} is the set of positive integers, and z\lfloor z\rfloor denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to zz.)