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Started by Shantanu Desai
Mon, 27 Dec 1999 00:00
Four simple puzzles( rec.puzzles)
Author: Shantanu Desai
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 00:00
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X-Orig-MsgId: <848v1u$9up$1@news1.bu.edu> 1. Prove that the number of people in the world, at any given time, who have shaken hands with an odd numer of people (1,3,5,..) is even (0,2,4,..) 2. Prove that in a group of six people there exists either a) a group of three who dont know each other or b) a group of three who all know each other or c) both a and b. 3. prove that in a group of n people (n=1,2,3,..) there are atleast two people who are acquainted with the same number of people within the group 4. given 2n people (n=1,2,3,..) where each person knows atleast n-1 people show that there can be an arrangement of four people on a round table where each person does not know the person at his side but knows the person on the opposite side. happy puzzling!
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