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Putnam 2018 B1

  • Session B

Let P\mathcal{P} be the set of vectors defined by P={(ab)∣0≤a≤2,0≤b≤100, and a,b∈Z}.\mathcal{P} = \left\{ \left. \begin{pmatrix} a \\ b \end{pmatrix} \right| 0 \leq a \leq 2, 0 \leq b \leq 100, \text{ and } a,b \in \mathbb{Z} \right\}. Find all v∈P\mathbf{v} \in \mathcal{P} such that the set P∖{v}\mathcal{P} \setminus \{ \mathbf{v} \} obtained by omitting vector v\mathbf{v} from P\mathcal{P} can be partitioned into two sets of equal size and equal sum.

Curated text Kedlaya Putnam archive. Quoted with source.

Solutions

Human solution Solution 1 by Kiran Kedlaya and Lenny Ng

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