Let $a_1, a_2,\ldots a_k$ and $b_1, b_2,\ldots b_k$ be $2k$ real numbers. For a positive integer $n$, define
\[x_n=\displaystyle{\sum_{i=1}^{k}\left\lfloor a_in+b_i \right\rfloor}\]
If $x_n$ is an arithmetic sequence, then prove that $\displaystyle{\sum_{i=1}^k a_i}$ is a integer.
An APMO problem: arithmetic progression and floor function
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Re: An APMO problem: arithmetic progression and floor functi
Hammer with tact.
Because destroying everything mindlessly isn't cool enough.
Because destroying everything mindlessly isn't cool enough.