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SAUDI ARABIAN MATHEMATICAL COMPETITIONS

Saudi Arabia algebra

Problem

Let be a given set of real numbers such that: i) , ii) for any (not necessarily different), then , iii) for , then . Prove that for any then .
Solution
If or then for any we have which is obvious. So we can suppose that . From , we have , then We also have so then Since , then . Similarly, we also have . Thus . Finally, and which implies that

Techniques

Permutations / basic group theoryOther