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MathNet 2023-part-02 — 191 problems (EN–VI) Question 67

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2023-part-02 — 191 problems (EN–VI)

Question 67

Martin wrote the pair of integers $(1011,1012)$ on the board. Then, every minute, if the pair $(a, b)$ is written on the board, he erases it and replaces it, as he chooses, by one of the pairs $(b, a)$, $(b+1, a-1)$ or $(b-2, a+2)$, with the only constraint that he writes only pairs whose two numbers are nonnegative.

Which pairs of integers can Martin write on the board after a finite number of such operations?