Math 475Text: Brualdi, Introductory Combinatorics 5th Ed
Prof: Paul TerwilligerSelected solutions for Chapter 31
For 1 ≤ k ≤ 22 we show that there exists a succession of consecutive days during whichthe grandmaster plays exactly k games
For 1 ≤ i ≤ 77 let bi denote the number of gamesplayed on day i
Consider the numbers {b1 + b2 + · · · + bi + k}76i= 0 ∪ {b1 + b2 + · · · + bj}77j= 1
There are 154 numbers in the list, all among 1, 2,
, 1 5 3
T h e r e f o r et h enumbers {b1 + b2 +· · · + bi + k}76i= 0 ∪ {b1 + b2 + · · · + bj}77j= 1
are not distinct
Therefore there exist integers i, j(0 ≤ i < j ≤ 77) such that bi+1 + · · · + bj = k
During the days i + 1,
, j t h eg r a n d m a s t e rplays exactly k games
Let S denote a set of 100 integers chosen from 1, 2,