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Is it true ??
Is it true ??
Source: Bulgaria TST 2003 P4
September 8, 2012
number theory proposed
number theory
Problem Statement
Is it true that for any permulation
a
1
,
a
2
.
.
.
.
.
,
a
2002
a_1,a_2.....,a_{2002}
a
1
,
a
2
.....
,
a
2002
of
1
,
2....
,
2002
1,2....,2002
1
,
2....
,
2002
there are positive integers
m
,
n
m,n
m
,
n
of the same parity such that
0
<
m
<
n
<
2003
0<m<n<2003
0
<
m
<
n
<
2003
and
a
m
+
a
n
=
2
a
m
+
n
2
a_m+a_n=2a_{\frac {m+n}{2}}
a
m
+
a
n
=
2
a
2
m
+
n
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