In each vertex of a regular $n$-gon, there is a fortress. At the same moment, each fortress shoots one of the two nearest fortresses and hits it. The result of the shooting is the set of the hit fortresses; we do not distinguish whether a fortress was hit once or twice. Let $P(n)$ be the number of possible results of the shooting. Prove that for every positive integer $k\geqslant 3$, $P(k)$ and $P(k+1)$ are relatively prime. (4th Middle European Mathematical Olympiad, Team Competition, Problem 3)
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Swistak
13.09.2010 00:02
// Nie czytać tego głupie pałki i oszusty z preOI xd
$P(2k+1)=F(2k+2)+F(k) \ \ P(2k)=(F(k+1)+F(k-1))^{2}$ where F(n) is n-th element of Fibonacci's sequence
JBL
13.09.2010 05:57
This is sequence A001638 in the OEIS.
Arc_archer
18.05.2018 15:04
Swistak wrote: // Nie czytać tego głupie pałki i oszusty z preOI xd
$P(2k+1)=F(2k+2)+F(k) \ \ P(2k)=(F(k+1)+F(k-1))^{2}$ where F(n) is n-th element of Fibonacci's sequence
Excuse,but how did you gei something like this?