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IMO 2021 Problem 1

  • Day 1

Let n⩾100n \geqslant 100 be an integer. Ivan writes the numbers n,n+1,…,2nn, n+1, \ldots, 2 n each on different cards. He then shuffles these n+1n+1 cards, and divides them into two piles. Prove that at least one of the piles contains two cards such that the sum of their numbers is a perfect square.

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Official text: IMO 2021 official English paper, page 1.

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