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Find the minmum 2011 China national Olmypaid 4

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January 17, 2011
combinatorics proposedcombinatorics

Problem Statement

Let nn be an given positive integer, the set S={1,2,,n}S=\{1,2,\cdots,n\}.For any nonempty set AA and BB, find the minimum of AΔS+BΔS+CΔS,|A\Delta S|+|B\Delta S|+|C\Delta S|, where C={a+baA,bB},XΔY=XYXY.C=\{a+b|a\in A,b\in B\}, X\Delta Y=X\cup Y-X\cap Y.