Discrete math some students are playing a game of musical chairs. prove that if n+1 students attempt to sit in n chairs, then some chair has 2 occupants. Preferably, please prove either by direct proof, contradiction, contraposition, by cases, induction, or strong induction.

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some students are playing a game of musical chairs. prove that if n+1 students attempt to sit in n chairs, then some chair has 2 occupants.

Preferably, please prove either by direct proof, contradiction, contraposition, by cases, induction, or strong induction.

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