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鳩の巣原理証明

2021/04/30に公開

問題

Prove that if seven distinct numbers are selected from {1, 2,..., 11}, then some two of these numbers sum to 12.

証明

Since seven numbers are selected, the Pigeonhole Principle guarantees that two of them are selected from one of the six sets {1, 11}, {2, 10}, {3, 9}, {4, 8}, {5, 7}, {6}. These two numbers sum to 12.

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