ISL 2021 N4
Alice is given a rational number and a line with two points , where point contains a red bead and point contains a blue bead. Alice plays a solitaire game by performing a sequence of moves. In every move, she chooses a (not necessarily positive) integer , and a bead to move. If that bead is placed at point , and the other bead is placed at , then Alice moves the chosen bead to point with . Alice's goal is to move the red bead to the point . Find all rational numbers such that Alice can reach her goal in at most 2021 moves.
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Official text: IMO 2021 Shortlist booklet, page 10.
Solutions
Official solution Solution 1 by the IMO Problem Selection Committee
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