HMMT 二月 2008 · TEAM2 赛 · 第 5 题
HMMT February 2008 — TEAM2 Round — Problem 5
题目详情
- [ 10 ] Prove that 572 is not a juggling sequence.
解析
- [ 10 ] Prove that 572 is not a juggling sequence. Solution: We are given j (0) = 5, j (1) = 7 and j (2) = 2. So f (3) = 3 + j (0) = 8 and f (1) = 1 + j (1) = 8. Thus f (3) = f (1) and so f is not a permutation of Z , and hence 572 is not a juggling pattern. (In other words, there is a “collision” at times t ≡ 2 (mod 3).) 3