Prove that for any natural number a1>1 there exists an increasing sequence of natural numbers a1,a2,a3,…, for which a12+a22+⋯+ak2 is divisible by a1+a2+⋯+ak for all k≥1.
Two different numbers x and y (not necessarily integers) are such that x2−2000x=y2−2000y. Find the sum of x and y.