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2022 Putnam
B2
2022 Putnam B2
2022 Putnam B2
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December 4, 2022
Putnam
Putnam 2022
Problem Statement
Let
×
\times
×
represent the cross product in
R
3
.
\mathbb{R}^3.
R
3
.
For what positive integers
n
n
n
does there exist a set
S
⊂
R
3
S \subset \mathbb{R}^3
S
⊂
R
3
with exactly
n
n
n
elements such that
S
=
{
v
×
w
:
v
,
w
∈
S
}
?
S=\{v \times w: v, w \in S\}?
S
=
{
v
×
w
:
v
,
w
∈
S
}?
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