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MathNet 2019-part-02 — 184 problems (EN–VI) Question 167

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2019-part-02 — 184 problems (EN–VI)

Question 167

Let $S$ be a set of integers. We say that $S$ is sum-free if, for all integers $x$ and $y$ belonging to $S$, the sum $x+y$ does not belong to $S$. For every integer $n \geqslant 1$, denote by $s_{n}$ the number of subsets of $\{1,2, \ldots, 2 n\}$ that are sum-free.

Prove that $s_{n} \geqslant 2^{n}$.