is a set of integers which is closed under addition and contains both positive and negative numbers. Show that the difference of any two elements of also belongs to .
KURSCHAK 1967
Kürschák Competition 1967.
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A convex -gon is divided into triangles by diagonals which do not intersect except at vertices of the n-gon. Each vertex belongs to an odd number of triangles. Show that must be a multiple of .
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