Lemma 2. Assuming that:

Then one of the following is true:
  • either n is odd, say n=2k+1, and B=X(k){k+2,k+3,,2k+1}{1,2,,k+1}

  • or n is even, say n=2k, and B=X(<k){xX(k):1x}{1,k+2,k+3,,2k}{2,3,4,,k+1}.