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Proof Writing & Problem SolvingSuperchallenge

Proof Writing & Problem Solving · Superchallenge problem

Each of the numbers 1,2,…,n1, 2, \ldots, n is coloured red or blue. What is the smallest nn for which EVERY such colouring contains three numbers of the same colour forming an arithmetic progression a, a+d, a+2da,\ a + d,\ a + 2d with d≥1d \ge 1?

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