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M contains a pair of distinct numbers whose difference is an integer

Source: 1997 Swedish Mathematical Competition p6

April 2, 2021

combinatoricsintervalDifference

Problem Statement

Assume that a set

M

of real numbers is the union of finitely many disjoint intervals with the total length greater than

1

. Prove that

M

contains a pair of distinct numbers whose difference is an integer.