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Arithmetic Table

Source: Simurgh 2019 - Problem 1

February 24, 2019
arithmetic sequence

Problem Statement

Show that there exists a 10×1010 \times 10 table of distinct natural numbers such that if RiR_i is equal to the multiplication of numbers of row ii and SiS_i is equal to multiplication of numbers of column ii, then numbers R1R_1, R2R_2, ... , R10R_{10} make a nontrivial arithmetic sequence and numbers S1S_1, S2S_2, ... , S10S_{10} also make a nontrivial arithmetic sequence. (A nontrivial arithmetic sequence is an arithmetic sequence with common difference between terms not equal to 00).