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MathNet 2010 — Part 04 Question 4

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2010 — Part 04

Question 4

In each vertex of a regular $n$-gon there is a fortress. At the same moment each fortress shoots at 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 $k \geq 3$, $P(k)$ and $P(k+1)$ are relatively prime.