A colouring problem

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Find the least natural number n n ( n 3 ) (n\geq 3) with the following property: for any colouring of n n distinct points A 1 , A 2 , , A n A_1, A_2, \dots , A_n in two colours, there exist three points A i , A j , A 2 j i A_i, A_j, A_{2j-i} ( 1 i < 2 j i n ) (1\leq i < 2j-i \leq n) which are coloured in the same colour.


The answer is 9.

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