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Putnam 2024 B1

  • Session B

Let nn and kk be positive integers. The square in the iith row and jjth column of an nn-by-nn grid contains the number i+j−ki+j-k. For which nn and kk is it possible to select nn squares from the grid, no two in the same row or column, such that the numbers contained in the selected squares are exactly 1,2,…,n1,2,\dots,n?

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