olymmath

Putnam 1972 A1

  • Session A

Show that (nm),(nm+1),(nm+2)\binom{n}{m},\binom{n}{m+1},\binom{n}{m+2} and (nm+3)\binom{n}{m+3} cannot be in arithmetic progression, where n,m>0n,m>0 and n≥m+3n\geq m+3 .

Dataset text AI-MO AoPS. Quoted with source.

Solutions

No solution is on olymmath yet. Official and human solutions come first when they arrive. AI solutions come after them, with a label.

Add a solution

Similar problems

These problems have the most words in common with this statement.

Locator putnam/1972/a1 · Tag DG78B3BBDC · Edit this page on GitHub · Keys: j next, k previous