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MathNet 2019-part-07 — 184 problems (EN–VI) Question 9

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2019-part-07 — 184 problems (EN–VI)

Question 9

Given a set $S$ of positive integers, prove that at least one of the following two statements holds:

(1) There exist distinct finite subsets $F$ and $G$ of $S$ such that
$$
\sum_{x \in F} \frac{1}{x} = \sum_{x \in G} \frac{1}{x};
$$
(2) There exists a positive rational number $r \lt 1$ such that for every finite subset $F$ of $S$,
$$
\sum_{x \in F} \frac{1}{x} \neq r.
$$