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Erdős problem 966

Let k,r≥2k,r\geq 2. Does there exist a set A⊆NA\subseteq \mathbb{N} that contains no non-trivial arithmetic progression of length k+1k+1, yet in any rr-colouring of AA there must exist a monochromatic non-trivial arithmetic progression of length kk? Answered in the affirmative.

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  3. Formal1 retained
  4. Resolutionproved (Lean)
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