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Question Number 22082 by Tinkutara last updated on 10/Oct/17
If A is a fifty-element subset of the set  {1, 2, 3, ...., 100} such that no two  numbers from A add up to 100 show  that A contains a square.
$$\mathrm{If}\:{A}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{fifty}-\mathrm{element}\:\mathrm{subset}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{set} \\ $$$$\left\{\mathrm{1},\:\mathrm{2},\:\mathrm{3},\:….,\:\mathrm{100}\right\}\:\mathrm{such}\:\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{no}\:\mathrm{two} \\ $$$$\mathrm{numbers}\:\mathrm{from}\:{A}\:\mathrm{add}\:\mathrm{up}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{100}\:\mathrm{show} \\ $$$$\mathrm{that}\:{A}\:\mathrm{contains}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{square}. \\ $$
Answered by Rasheed.Sindhi last updated on 14/Oct/17
The subset of {1,2,...,100},  (i)which doesn′t contain perfect       square  and  (ii)whose no two elements add          up to 100  has at most 49 elements and are  as follows. All the possible   sets having at most elements  are given here.(Note thatby   notation a∣b here is meant   ′one of a or b′):  {99^(1) ,2∣98^(2) ,3∣97^(3) ,96^(4) ,5∣95^(5) ,6∣94^(6) ,7∣93^(7) ,    8∣92^(8) ,91^(9) ,10∣90^(10) ,11∣89^(11) ,12∣88^(12) ,13∣87^(13)     14∣8^(14) ,15∣85^(15) ,84^(16) ,17∣83^(17) ,18∣82^(18) ,19^(19) ,    20∣80^(20) ,21∣79^(21) ,22∣78^(22) ,23∣77^(23) ,24∣76^(24) ,    75^(25) ,26∣74^(26) ,27∣73^(27) ,28∣72^(28) ,29∣71^(29) ,    30∣70^(30) ,31∣69^(31) ,32∣68^(32) ,33∣67^(33) ,34∣66^(34) ,    35∣65^(35) ,37∣63^(36) ,38∣62^(37) ,39∣61^(38) ,40∣60^(39) ,    41∣59^(40) ,42∣58^(41) ,43∣57^(42) ,44∣56^(43) ,45∣55^(44) ,    46∣54^(45) ,47∣53^(46) ,48∣52^(47) ,51^(48) ,50^(49) }  ∴ 50th number must be perfect  square.
$$\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{subset}\:\mathrm{of}\:\left\{\mathrm{1},\mathrm{2},…,\mathrm{100}\right\}, \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{i}\right)\mathrm{which}\:\mathrm{doesn}'\mathrm{t}\:\mathrm{contain}\:\mathrm{perfect} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{square} \\ $$$$\mathrm{and} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{ii}\right)\mathrm{whose}\:\mathrm{no}\:\mathrm{two}\:\mathrm{elements}\:\mathrm{add} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{up}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{100} \\ $$$$\mathrm{has}\:\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{most}\:\mathrm{49}\:\mathrm{elements}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{are} \\ $$$$\mathrm{as}\:\mathrm{follows}.\:\mathrm{All}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{possible}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{sets}\:\mathrm{having}\:\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{most}\:\mathrm{elements} \\ $$$$\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{given}\:\mathrm{here}.\left(\mathrm{Note}\:\mathrm{thatby}\:\right. \\ $$$$\mathrm{notation}\:\mathrm{a}\mid\mathrm{b}\:\mathrm{here}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{meant}\: \\ $$$$\left.'\mathrm{one}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{or}\:\mathrm{b}'\right): \\ $$$$\left\{\overset{\mathrm{1}} {\mathrm{99}}\overset{\mathrm{2}} {,\mathrm{2}\mid\mathrm{98}}\overset{\mathrm{3}} {,\mathrm{3}\mid\mathrm{97}},\overset{\mathrm{4}} {\mathrm{96}}\overset{\mathrm{5}} {,\mathrm{5}\mid\mathrm{95}}\overset{\mathrm{6}} {,\mathrm{6}\mid\mathrm{94}}\overset{\mathrm{7}} {,\mathrm{7}\mid\mathrm{93}},\right. \\ $$$$\:\overset{\mathrm{8}} {\:\mathrm{8}\mid\mathrm{92}},\overset{\mathrm{9}} {\mathrm{91}},\overset{\mathrm{10}} {\mathrm{10}\mid\mathrm{90}},\overset{\mathrm{11}} {\mathrm{11}\mid\mathrm{89}},\overset{\mathrm{12}} {\mathrm{12}\mid\mathrm{88}},\overset{\mathrm{13}} {\mathrm{13}\mid\mathrm{87}} \\ $$$$\:\:\overset{\mathrm{14}} {\mathrm{14}\mid\mathrm{8}},\overset{\mathrm{15}} {\mathrm{15}\mid\mathrm{85}},\overset{\mathrm{16}} {\mathrm{84}},\overset{\mathrm{17}} {\mathrm{17}\mid\mathrm{83}},\overset{\mathrm{18}} {\mathrm{18}\mid\mathrm{82}},\overset{\mathrm{19}} {\mathrm{19}}, \\ $$$$\:\:\overset{\mathrm{20}} {\mathrm{20}\mid\mathrm{80}},\overset{\mathrm{21}} {\mathrm{21}\mid\mathrm{79}},\overset{\mathrm{22}} {\mathrm{22}\mid\mathrm{78}},\overset{\mathrm{23}} {\mathrm{23}\mid\mathrm{77}},\overset{\mathrm{24}} {\mathrm{24}\mid\mathrm{76}}, \\ $$$$\:\:\overset{\mathrm{25}} {\mathrm{75}},\overset{\mathrm{26}} {\mathrm{26}\mid\mathrm{74}},\overset{\mathrm{27}} {\mathrm{27}\mid\mathrm{73}},\overset{\mathrm{28}} {\mathrm{28}\mid\mathrm{72}},\overset{\mathrm{29}} {\mathrm{29}\mid\mathrm{71}}, \\ $$$$\:\:\overset{\mathrm{30}} {\mathrm{30}\mid\mathrm{70}},\overset{\mathrm{31}} {\mathrm{31}\mid\mathrm{69}},\overset{\mathrm{32}} {\mathrm{32}\mid\mathrm{68}},\overset{\mathrm{33}} {\mathrm{33}\mid\mathrm{67}},\overset{\mathrm{34}} {\mathrm{34}\mid\mathrm{66}}, \\ $$$$\:\:\overset{\mathrm{35}} {\mathrm{35}\mid\mathrm{65}},\overset{\mathrm{36}} {\mathrm{37}\mid\mathrm{63}},\overset{\mathrm{37}} {\mathrm{38}\mid\mathrm{62}},\overset{\mathrm{38}} {\mathrm{39}\mid\mathrm{61}},\overset{\mathrm{39}} {\mathrm{40}\mid\mathrm{60}}, \\ $$$$\:\:\overset{\mathrm{40}} {\mathrm{41}\mid\mathrm{59}},\overset{\mathrm{41}} {\mathrm{42}\mid\mathrm{58}},\overset{\mathrm{42}} {\mathrm{43}\mid\mathrm{57}},\overset{\mathrm{43}} {\mathrm{44}\mid\mathrm{56}},\overset{\mathrm{44}} {\mathrm{45}\mid\mathrm{55}}, \\ $$$$\left.\:\:\overset{\mathrm{45}} {\mathrm{46}\mid\mathrm{54}},\overset{\mathrm{46}} {\mathrm{47}\mid\mathrm{53}},\overset{\mathrm{47}} {\mathrm{48}\mid\mathrm{52}},\overset{\mathrm{48}} {\mathrm{51}},\overset{\mathrm{49}} {\mathrm{50}}\right\} \\ $$$$\therefore\:\mathrm{50th}\:\mathrm{number}\:\mathrm{must}\:\mathrm{be}\:\mathrm{perfect} \\ $$$$\mathrm{square}. \\ $$
Commented by Tinkutara last updated on 14/Oct/17
Thank you very much Sir!
$$\mathrm{Thank}\:\mathrm{you}\:\mathrm{very}\:\mathrm{much}\:\mathrm{Sir}! \\ $$

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