AIME 2001a Problem 11
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In a rectangular array of points, with 5 rows and columns, the points are numbered consecutively from left to right beginning with the top row. Thus the top row is numbered 1 through the second row is numbered through and so forth. Five points, and are selected so that each is in row Let be the number associated with Now renumber the array consecutively from top to bottom, beginning with the first column. Let be the number associated with after the renumbering. It is found that and Find the smallest possible value of
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