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Okay this is going to be really bad because it's going to be one of my first solutions to an IMO problem, but basically, we can choose to interpret <math>h+k<n</math> graphically by putting it on the graph. It turns out that it will just create a right isosceles triangle of lattice points that has legs of length n-1 and a right angle at the origin. This is simple because h and k have to be non negative, or <math>0</math> and above, while h+k<n will make a triangle. However, we can't count the points on the line since it's dotted. A lattice of blue points will look like this:
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Okay this is going to be really bad because it's going to be one of my first solutions to an IMO problem, but basically, we can choose to interpret <math>h+k<n</math> graphically by graphing it on the coordinate plane. It turns out that it will just create a right isosceles triangle of lattice points that has legs of length n-1 and a right angle at the origin. This is simple because h and k have to be non negative, or <math>0</math> and above, while h+k<n will make a triangle. However, we can't count the points on the line since it's dotted. A lattice of blue points will look like this:
  
 
{Insert diagram here, preferably at some lower n like n=5}
 
{Insert diagram here, preferably at some lower n like n=5}
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{Insert diagram here, like two rectangles, clearly highlighted points at n=5 along with their respective rectangles}
 
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Lastly, we will consider what it means to find the
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Lastly, we will consider what it means to find the amount of ways to choose <math>n</math> points with distinct coordinate points. This means that we will have to choose one point from each row or column because you have to choose strictly <math>n</math> points. In other words, to find <math>A</math>, the amount of points with distinct x-coordinates, just multiply the amount of blue dots in each row. To find <math>B</math>, the amount of points with distinct y-coordinates, just multiply the amount of blue dots in each column.
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In summary, we need to prove that the product of blue dots in a row is equal to the product of red dots in a column. With some fiddling around, we can guess that we need to prove that there is a bijection between the two sets, which proves that A=B as a consequence.
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==Actual Proof==
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Let <math>a_x</math> denote the amount of points with a given x-coordinate. Let <math>a_y</math> denote the amount of points with a given y-coordinate.
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Lemma: We claim that <math>alpha</math>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
  
 
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Revision as of 04:37, 6 December 2023

Problem

$S$ is the set of all $(h,k)$ with $h,k$ non-negative integers such that $h + k < n$. Each element of $S$ is colored red or blue, so that if $(h,k)$ is red and $h' \le h,k' \le k$, then $(h',k')$ is also red. A type $1$ subset of $S$ has $n$ blue elements with different first member and a type $2$ subset of $S$ has $n$ blue elements with different second member. Show that there are the same number of type $1$ and type $2$ subsets.

Solution

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Proof sketch

Okay this is going to be really bad because it's going to be one of my first solutions to an IMO problem, but basically, we can choose to interpret $h+k<n$ graphically by graphing it on the coordinate plane. It turns out that it will just create a right isosceles triangle of lattice points that has legs of length n-1 and a right angle at the origin. This is simple because h and k have to be non negative, or $0$ and above, while h+k<n will make a triangle. However, we can't count the points on the line since it's dotted. A lattice of blue points will look like this:

{Insert diagram here, preferably at some lower n like n=5}

Second, we will consider what happens if we color an arbitrary point red. The problem states that all points with coordinate points equal to less than that arbitrary point will be colored red. Graphically, this means that the point colored red, along with all the points that are in the rectangle containing the origin and point as their corners, will be colored red. Notice how coloring other nontrivial points red will just create a block shape that's all red for the triangle. An example is shown below

{Insert diagram here, like two rectangles, clearly highlighted points at n=5 along with their respective rectangles}

Lastly, we will consider what it means to find the amount of ways to choose $n$ points with distinct coordinate points. This means that we will have to choose one point from each row or column because you have to choose strictly $n$ points. In other words, to find $A$, the amount of points with distinct x-coordinates, just multiply the amount of blue dots in each row. To find $B$, the amount of points with distinct y-coordinates, just multiply the amount of blue dots in each column.

In summary, we need to prove that the product of blue dots in a row is equal to the product of red dots in a column. With some fiddling around, we can guess that we need to prove that there is a bijection between the two sets, which proves that A=B as a consequence.

Actual Proof

Let $a_x$ denote the amount of points with a given x-coordinate. Let $a_y$ denote the amount of points with a given y-coordinate. Lemma: We claim that $alpha$

See Also

2002 IMO (Problems) • Resources
Preceded by
First Question
1 2 3 4 5 6 Followed by
Problem 2
All IMO Problems and Solutions