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TOT 319 1991 Autumn A S6 arithmetical progression eithout 9s

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June 9, 2024
number theoryArithmetic ProgressionDigits

Problem Statement

An arithmetical progression (whose difference is not equal to zero) consists of natural numbers without any nines in its decimal notation. (a) Prove that the number of its terms is less than 100100. (b) Give an example of such a progression with 7272 terms. (c) Prove that the number of terms in any such progression does not exceed 7272.
(V. Bugaenko and Tarasov, Moscow)