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MathNet 2009-part-05 — 172 problems (EN–VI) Question 159

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2009-part-05 — 172 problems (EN–VI)

Question 159

Suppose that $s_1, s_2, s_3, \dots$ is a strictly increasing sequence of positive integers such that the subsequences $s_{s_1}, s_{s_2}, s_{s_3}, \dots$ and $s_{s_1+1}, s_{s_2+1}, s_{s_3+1}, \dots$ are both arithmetic progressions. Prove that the sequence $s_1, s_2, s_3, \dots$ is itself an arithmetic progression.