An
matrix whose entries come from the set
is called a silver matrix if, for each
, the
-th row and the
-th column together contain all elements of
. Show that:
(a) there is no silver matrix for
;
(b) silver matrices exist for infinitely many values of
.
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An $n \times n$ matrix whose entries come from the set $S = \{1, 2, \ldots , 2n - 1\}$ is called a silver matrix if, for each $i = 1, 2, \ldots , n$, the $i$-th row and the $i$-th column together contain all elements of $S$. Show that:
(a) there is no silver matrix for $n = 1997$;
(b) silver matrices exist for infinitely many values of $n$.
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