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The set of 3-Tuple Subscript

Source: 2018 China TST 4 Day 2 Problem 6

March 27, 2018
combinatoricsalgebraic combinatoricsalgebracombinatorics unsolved

Problem Statement

Suppose ai,bi,ci,i=1,2,,na_i, b_i, c_i, i=1,2,\cdots ,n, are 3n3n real numbers in the interval [0,1].\left [ 0,1 \right ]. Define S={(i,j,k)ai+bj+ck<1},    T={(i,j,k)ai+bj+ck>2}.S=\left \{ \left ( i,j,k \right ) |\, a_i+b_j+c_k<1 \right \}, \; \; T=\left \{ \left ( i,j,k \right ) |\, a_i+b_j+c_k>2 \right \}. Now we know that S2018,T2018.\left | S \right |\ge 2018,\, \left | T \right |\ge 2018. Try to find the minimal possible value of nn.