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Erdős problem 888

What is the size of the largest A{1,,n}A\subseteq \{1,\ldots,n\} such that if abcdAa\leq b\leq c\leq d\in A are such that abcdabcd is a square then ad=bcad=bc?

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Erdős claims that Sárközy proved that A=o(n)\lvert A\rvert =o(n) (a proof of this bound is provided by Tao in the comments).

FormalConjectures/ErdosProblems/888.leanErdos888.erdos_888.variants.sarkozy1 lineExact file
(fun n => ↑(Nat.findGreatest (Erdos888.p n) n)) =o[Filter.atTop] Nat.cast
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