Identity of a subset
Source: Indonesia Mathematics Olympiad 2008 Day 1 Problem 4
August 13, 2008
combinatorics proposedcombinatorics
Problem Statement
Let A \equal{} \{1,2,\ldots,2008\}
a) Find the number of subset of which satisfy : the product of its elements is divisible by 7
b) Let denotes the number of subset of which sum of its elements remains when divided by 7. Prove that N(0) \minus{} N(1) \plus{} N(2) \minus{} N(3) \plus{} N(4) \minus{} N(5) \plus{} N(6)\minus{}N(7) \equal{} 0
EDITED : thx for cosinator.. BTW, your statement and my correction give 80% hint of the solution :D