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7. Prove or disprove: Any subset X = {1,2,3,...,2n} with |X|>n contains two (un- equal) elements a, b eX for which alb or bla.

7. Prove or disprove: Any subset X = {1,2,3,...,2n} with |X|>n contains two (un- equal) elements a, b eX for which alb or bla.

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**Problem 7:** Prove or disprove: Any subset \( X \subseteq \{1, 2, 3, \ldots, 2n\} \) with \( |X| > n \) contains two (unequal) elements \( a, b \in X \) for which \( a \mid b \) or \( b \mid a \). This statement asserts that if you have more than \( n \) elements in a subset of the first \( 2n \) natural numbers, there must be at least one pair of numbers where one divides the other. The task is to either prove this claim or provide a counterexample.
Transcribed Image Text:**Problem 7:** Prove or disprove: Any subset \( X \subseteq \{1, 2, 3, \ldots, 2n\} \) with \( |X| > n \) contains two (unequal) elements \( a, b \in X \) for which \( a \mid b \) or \( b \mid a \). This statement asserts that if you have more than \( n \) elements in a subset of the first \( 2n \) natural numbers, there must be at least one pair of numbers where one divides the other. The task is to either prove this claim or provide a counterexample.
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