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Derangement Problem KJMO 2000 P8

Source: 2000 KJMO

June 30, 2024
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Problem Statement

nn men and one woman are in the meeting room with n+1n+1 chairs, each of them having their own seat. Show that the following two number of cases are equal.
(1) Number of cases to choose one man to get out of the room, and make the left nāˆ’1n-1 men to sit to each other's chair.
(2) Number of cases to make n+1n+1 people to sit to each other's chair.