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IMO 1994 Q1 #

Let m and n be two positive integers. Let a₁, a₂, ..., aₘ be m different numbers from the set {1, 2, ..., n} such that for any two indices i and j with 1 ≤ i ≤ j ≤ m and aᵢ + aⱼ ≤ n, there exists an index k such that aᵢ + aⱼ = aₖ. Show that (a₁+a₂+...+aₘ)/m ≥ (n+1)/2

Sketch of solution #

We can order the numbers so that a₁ ≤ a₂ ≤ ... ≤ aₘ. The key idea is to pair the numbers in the sum and show that aᵢ + aₘ₊₁₋ᵢ ≥ n+1. Indeed, if we had aᵢ + aₘ₊₁₋ᵢ ≤ n, then a₁ + aₘ₊₁₋ᵢ, a₂ + aₘ₊₁₋ᵢ, ..., aᵢ + aₘ₊₁₋ᵢ would be m elements of the set of aᵢ's all larger than aₘ₊₁₋ᵢ, which is impossible.

theorem Imo1994Q1.tedious (m : ) (k : Fin (m + 1)) :
m - (m + 1 - k + m) % (m + 1) = k
theorem imo1994_q1 (n : ) (m : ) (A : Finset ) (hm : A.card = m + 1) (hrange : aA, 0 < a a n) (hadd : aA, bA, a + b na + b A) :
(m + 1) * (n + 1) 2 * xA, x