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VTRMC 1979 Problem 7

    Let S be a finite set of non-negative integers such that ∣x−y∣∈S| x - y | \in S whenever x,y∈Sx , y \in S . (a) Give an example of such a set which contains ten elements. (b) If AA is a subset of SS containing more than two-thirds of the elements of SS , prove or disprove that every element of SS is the sum or difference of two elements from AA .

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    Official text: Virginia Tech Regional Mathematics Contest 1979 official paper, page 1.

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