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'''Note:''' One can just substitute <math>1993\equiv-7\pmod{2000}</math> and <math>1994\equiv-6\pmod{2000}</math> to simplify calculations. | '''Note:''' One can just substitute <math>1993\equiv-7\pmod{2000}</math> and <math>1994\equiv-6\pmod{2000}</math> to simplify calculations. | ||
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Two labels <math>a</math> and <math>b</math> occur on the same point if <math>\ a(a+1)/2\equiv \ b(b+1)/2\ pmod{2000}</math>. If we assume the final answer be <math>n</math>, then we have <math>\frac12(n)(n + 1)\equiv \frac12(1993)(1994) \pmod{2000}</math>. | Two labels <math>a</math> and <math>b</math> occur on the same point if <math>\ a(a+1)/2\equiv \ b(b+1)/2\ pmod{2000}</math>. If we assume the final answer be <math>n</math>, then we have <math>\frac12(n)(n + 1)\equiv \frac12(1993)(1994) \pmod{2000}</math>. | ||
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Contents
Problem
Two thousand points are given on a circle. Label one of the points . From this point, count
points in the clockwise direction and label this point
. From the point labeled
, count
points in the clockwise direction and label this point
. (See figure.) Continue this process until the labels
are all used. Some of the points on the circle will have more than one label and some points will not have a label. What is the smallest integer that labels the same point as
?
Solution
The label will occur on the
th point around the circle. (Starting from 1) A number
will only occupy the same point on the circle if
.
Simplifying this expression, we see that . Therefore, one of
or
is odd, and each of them must be a multiple of
or
.
For to be a multiple of
and
to be a multiple of
,
and
. The smallest
for this case is
.
In order for to be a multiple of
and
to be a multiple of
,
and
. The smallest
for this case is larger than
, so
is our answer.
Note: One can just substitute and
to simplify calculations.
Solution 2
Two labels and
occur on the same point if
. If we assume the final answer be
, then we have
.
Multiply on both side we have
. As they have different parities, the even one must be divisible by
.As
, one of them is divisible by
, which indicates it's divisible by
.
Which leads to four different cases: ;
;
and
;
and
. Which leads to
and
respectively, and only
satisfied.Therefore answer is
.
See also
1993 AIME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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