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Given $k$ numbers $A_1, A_2, ... , A_k$$A_1 \leq A_2 \leq ... \leq A_k$ such that $\sum\limits_{i=1}^k A_i = k(2k + 1)$ is there an assignment of numbers $i_1, i_2, ... , i_{2k}$ which is a permutation of $1, 2, ... , 2k$ such that

$i_1 + i_2 \leq A_1\\ i_3 + i_4 \leq A_2\\ .\\.\\.\\ i_{2k-1} + i_{2k} \leq A_k$

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I cannot find an efficient algorithm and that solves this problem. It seems to be a combinatorial problem. I was unable to find a similar NP-Complete problem. Does this problem look like a known NP-Complete problem or can it be solved with a polynomial algorithm?

Given $k$ numbers $A_1, A_2, ... , A_k$ such that $\sum\limits_{i=1}^k A_i = k(2k + 1)$ is there an assignment of numbers $i_1, i_2, ... , i_{2k}$ which is a permutation of $1, 2, ... , 2k$ such that

$i_1 + i_2 \leq A_1\\ i_3 + i_4 \leq A_2\\ .\\.\\.\\ i_{2k-1} + i_{2k} \leq A_k$

?

I cannot find an efficient algorithm and that solves this problem. It seems to be a combinatorial problem. I was unable to find a similar NP-Complete problem. Does this problem look like a known NP-Complete problem or can it be solved with a polynomial algorithm?

Given $k$ numbers $A_1 \leq A_2 \leq ... \leq A_k$ such that $\sum\limits_{i=1}^k A_i = k(2k + 1)$ is there an assignment of numbers $i_1, i_2, ... , i_{2k}$ which is a permutation of $1, 2, ... , 2k$ such that

$i_1 + i_2 \leq A_1\\ i_3 + i_4 \leq A_2\\ .\\.\\.\\ i_{2k-1} + i_{2k} \leq A_k$

?

I cannot find an efficient algorithm and that solves this problem. It seems to be a combinatorial problem. I was unable to find a similar NP-Complete problem. Does this problem look like a known NP-Complete problem or can it be solved with a polynomial algorithm?

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$2k$ number assignment

Given $k$ numbers $A_1, A_2, ... , A_k$ such that $\sum\limits_{i=1}^k A_i = k(2k + 1)$ is there an assignment of numbers $i_1, i_2, ... , i_{2k}$ which is a permutation of $1, 2, ... , 2k$ such that

$i_1 + i_2 \leq A_1\\ i_3 + i_4 \leq A_2\\ .\\.\\.\\ i_{2k-1} + i_{2k} \leq A_k$

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I cannot find an efficient algorithm and that solves this problem. It seems to be a combinatorial problem. I was unable to find a similar NP-Complete problem. Does this problem look like a known NP-Complete problem or can it be solved with a polynomial algorithm?