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IMO ShortList 1999, number theory problem 6

Source: IMO ShortList 1999, number theory problem 6

November 13, 2004
algebramodular arithmeticarithmetic sequenceDivisibilitysum of digitsIMO Shortlist

Problem Statement

Prove that for every real number MM there exists an infinite arithmetic progression such that: - each term is a positive integer and the common difference is not divisible by 10 - the sum of the digits of each term (in decimal representation) exceeds MM.