1. Show that the negative of a white number must be colored black:
Suppose a is white. According to the given rules:
- The sum of two white numbers must be black. Therefore, a+a=2a is black.
- The negative of a black number must be white. Therefore, −2a is white.
- Now consider a−2a=−a. Since a is white and −2a is white, their sum −a must be black.
Hence, if a is white, then −a must be black.
2. Show that the sum of two black numbers must be colored white:
Suppose a and b are black. According to the given rules:
- The negative of a black number must be white. Therefore, −a and −b are white.
- The sum of two white numbers must be black. Therefore, −a+(−b)=−(a+b) is black.
- The negative of a black number must be white. Therefore, a+b must be white.
Hence, the sum of two black numbers must be white.
3. Determine all possible colorings of the integers that satisfy these rules:
Let's analyze the possible colorings:
- From the rules, we know that if a is white, then −a is black.
- If a is black, then −a is white.
- The sum of two white numbers is black.
- The sum of two black numbers is white.
Consider the number 0:
- If 0 is white, then 0+0=0 must be black, which is a contradiction.
- If 0 is black, then 0+0=0 must be white, which is also a contradiction.
Therefore, 0 cannot be colored either black or white. This implies that 0 must be the third color, red.
Now, consider the implications:
- If a is any non-zero integer, it must be either black or white.
- If a is white, then −a is black.
- If a is black, then −a is white.
This leads to the conclusion that all non-zero integers must be either black or white, and 0 must be red.
Therefore, the only possible coloring that satisfies all the given rules is:
- 0 is red.
- All positive integers are either black or white.
- All negative integers are colored such that the negative of a black number is white and vice versa.
The final answer is 0 is red, and all non-zero integers are either black or white, with the negative of a black number being white and vice versa.