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Indian RMO 2011: Question 2
Indian RMO 2011: Question 2
Source:
December 4, 2011
Problem Statement
Let
(
a
1
,
a
2
,
a
3
,
.
.
.
,
a
2011
)
(a_1,a_2,a_3,...,a_{2011})
(
a
1
,
a
2
,
a
3
,
...
,
a
2011
)
be a permutation of the numbers
1
,
2
,
3
,
.
.
.
,
2011
1,2,3,...,2011
1
,
2
,
3
,
...
,
2011
. Show that there exist two numbers
j
,
k
j,k
j
,
k
such that
1
≤
j
<
k
≤
2011
1\leq{j}<k\leq2011
1
≤
j
<
k
≤
2011
and
∣
a
j
−
j
∣
=
∣
a
k
−
k
∣
|a_j-j|=|a_k-k|
∣
a
j
−
j
∣
=
∣
a
k
−
k
∣
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