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MathNet 2012 Question 2

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2012

Question 2

Two infinite rows of evenly-spaced dots are aligned as in the figure below. Arrows point from every dot in the top row to some dot in the lower row in such a way that:
- No two arrows point at the same dot.
- No arrow can extend right or left by more than $1006$ positions.
Show that at most $2012$ dots in the lower row could have no arrow pointing to them.

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