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Source: Chinese TST 2007 6th quiz P3

January 4, 2009
invariantalgebrapolynomialcalculusfunctionarithmetic sequenceChina

Problem Statement

Consider a 7×7 7\times 7 numbers table a_{ij} \equal{} (i^2 \plus{} j)(i \plus{} j^2), 1\le i,j\le 7. When we add arbitrarily each term of an arithmetical progression consisting of 7 7 integers to corresponding to term of certain row (or column) in turn, call it an operation. Determine whether such that each row of numbers table is an arithmetical progression, after a finite number of operations.