Problem

Source: 2016 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik Round 2 - #1

Tags: number theory, number theory proposed, consecutive, Sum, Summation



There are $\tfrac{n(n+1)}{2}$ distinct sums of two distinct numbers, if there are $n$ numbers. For which $n \ (n \geq 3)$ do there exist $n$ distinct integers, such that those sums are $\tfrac{n(n-1)}{2}$ consecutive numbers?