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Putnam 2008 B6

  • Session B

Let nn and kk be positive integers. Say that a permutation σ\sigma of {1,2,…,n}\{1,2,\dots,n\} is kk-limited if ∣σ(i)−i∣≤k|\sigma(i) - i| \leq k for all ii. Prove that the number of kk-limited permutations of {1,2,…,n}\{1,2,\dots,n\} is odd if and only if n≡0n \equiv 0 or 11 (mod 2k+12k+1).

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Solutions

Human solution Solution 1 by Kiran Kedlaya and Lenny Ng

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