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HMMT 2014 T6

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Let nn be a positive integer. A sequence (a0,…,an)\left(a_{0}, \ldots, a_{n}\right) of integers is acceptable if it satisfies the following conditions: (a) 0=∣a0∣<∣a1∣<⋯<∣an−1∣<∣an∣0=\left|a_{0}\right|<\left|a_{1}\right|<\cdots<\left|a_{n-1}\right|<\left|a_{n}\right|. (b) The sets {∣a1−a0∣,∣a2−a1∣,…,∣an−1−an−2∣,∣an−an−1∣}\left\{\left|a_{1}-a_{0}\right|,\left|a_{2}-a_{1}\right|, \ldots,\left|a_{n-1}-a_{n-2}\right|,\left|a_{n}-a_{n-1}\right|\right\} and {1,3,9,…,3n−1}\left\{1,3,9, \ldots, 3^{n-1}\right\} are equal.

Prove that the number of acceptable sequences of integers is (n+1)(n+1) !.

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