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CN-SMO 2008 Problem 4

    Let m,nm, n be positive integers (m,n>=2)(m, n>=2) . Given an nn -element set AA of integers (A={a1,a2,⋯ ,an})(A=\{a_1,a_2,\cdots ,a_n\}) , for each pair of elements ai,aj(j>i)a_i, a_j(j>i) , we make a difference by aj−aia_j-a_i . All these Cn2C^2_n differences form an ascending sequence called "derived sequence" of set AA . Let Aˉ\bar{A} denote the derived sequence of set AA . Let Aˉ(m)\bar{A}(m) denote the number of terms divisible by mm in Aˉ\bar{A} . Prove that Aˉ(m)≥Bˉ(m)\bar{A}(m)\ge \bar{B}(m) where A={a1,a2,⋯ ,an}A=\{a_1,a_2,\cdots ,a_n\} and B={1,2,⋯ ,n}B=\{1,2,\cdots ,n\} .

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