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numbers in each cell of an nxn board

Source: 1976 Swedish Mathematical Competition p4

March 26, 2021
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Problem Statement

A number is placed in each cell of an n×nn \times n board so that the following holds: (A) the cells on the boundary all contain 0; (B) other cells on the main diagonal are each1 greater than the mean of the numbers to the left and right; (C) other cells are the mean of the numbers to the left and right. Show that (B) and (C) remain true if ''left and right'' is replaced by ''above and below''.