Solution:
A counterexample for a) is k=3, A={1,2,9}, x=2 and d=8.
A counterexample for c) is k=3, A={1,8,9}, x=8 and d=1.
We will prove that b) is true.
Suppose the contrary and let x,d have the above properties. We can assume 0<d<3k, 0<x≤3k (since for d=3k the remainders for x and x+d are equal). Hence 0<x+d<6k and there are two cases:
- If x+d>3k, then since the remainder for x+d is medium we have 4k<x+d≤5k. This means that the remainder of x+d when it is divided by 3k is
x+d−3k
Since x is medium we have x≤2k so d=(x+d)−x>2k. Therefore 6k=4k+2k<(x+d)+d<8k. This means that the remainder of x+2d when it is divided by 3k is
x+2d−6k.
Thus the remainders (x+2d−6k), (x+d−3k) and x are in [1,3k], they belong to A and
2(x+d−3k)=(x+2d−6k)+x
a contradiction.
- If x+d≤3k then as x+d is medium we have k<x+d≤2k. From the limitations on x, we have x>k so d=(x+d)−x<k. Hence 0≤x+2d=(x+d)+d<3k. Thus the remainders x,x+d and x+2d are in A and
2(x+d)=(x+2d)+x
a contradiction.