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1/2(a_1+a_m) is also a member of sequence

Source: Baltic Way 1997

January 28, 2011

algebra proposedalgebra

Problem Statement

Given a sequence

a_1,a_2,a_3,\ldots

of positive integers in which every positive integer occurs exactly once. Prove that there exist integers

\ell

and

m,\ 1<\ell <m

, such that

a_1+a_m=2a_{\ell}