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APMO 1993 Problem 5

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Let P1,P2,…,P1993=P0P_{1}, P_{2}, \ldots, P_{1993}=P_{0} be distinct points in the xyx y-plane with the following properties: (i) both coordinates of PiP_{i} are integers, for i=1,2,…,1993i=1,2, \ldots, 1993; (ii) there is no point other than PiP_{i} and Pi+1P_{i+1} on the line segment joining PiP_{i} with Pi+1P_{i+1} whose coordinates are both integers, for i=0,1,…,1992i=0,1, \ldots, 1992.

Prove that for some i,0≤i≤1992i, 0 \leq i \leq 1992, there exists a point QQ with coordinates (qx,qy)\left(q_{x}, q_{y}\right) on the line segment joining PiP_{i} with Pi+1P_{i+1} such that both 2qx2 q_{x} and 2qy2 q_{y} are odd integers.

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