Source: Chinese Mathematical Olympiad 1997 Problem 3
August 26, 2013
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Problem Statement
Prove that there are infinitely many natural numbers n such that we can divide 1,2,…,3n into three sequences (an),(bn) and (cn), with n terms in each, satisfying the following conditions:
i) a1+b1+c1=a2+b2+c2=…=an+bn+cn and a1+b1+c1 is divisible by 6;
ii) a1+a2+…+an=b1+b2+…+bn=c1+c2+…+cn, and a1+a2+…+an is divisible by 6.