TITLE: Partitioning the integers $1$ through $n$ so that the product of the elements in one set is equal to the sum of the elements in the other
QUESTION [42 upvotes]: It is known that, for $n \geq 5$, it is possible to partition the integers $\{1, 2, \ldots, n\}$ into two disjoint subsets such that the product of the elements in one set equals the sum of the elements in the other.  One solution is the following:
Let $N = \{1, 2, \ldots, n\}$. 
If $n$ is even, take $P = \{1, \frac{n-2}{2}, n\}$ and $N-P$ as the two sets.
If $n$ is odd, take $P = \{1, \frac{n-1}{2}, n-1\}$ and $N-P$ as the two sets.
My question is this: 

Is this partition unique for infinitely many $n$?

One might be able to prove an even stronger result, as I don't know of any other solutions.  
Update on progress: Derek Jennings has found another family of solutions for the case where $n$ is a multiple of 4, except for $n=8$, $28$, or $36$; see his answer below.  And Matthew Conroy has verified that, for $n \leq 100$, the partition given above is unique only for $n = 5,6,7,8,9,13,18,$ and $34$.
Background: The problem of proving that the partition is possible was posed several years ago as Problem 2826 in the journal Crux Mathematicorum, with solutions in the April 2004 issue.  Every one of the 20 or so solvers (including me, which is why I'm interested in the question) came up with the partition given here.  The person who originally posed the problem also asked if the partition is unique for infinitely many $n$.  I don't think anyone ever submitted an answer to that latter question to Crux (although I cannot verify that, as I no longer have a subscription).  I thought someone here might be able to give an answer.

REPLY [2 votes]: There are no families of 2 elements of the form $\{an+b,cn+d\}$. Otherwise we would have $(an+b)(cn+d)+an+b+cn+d=\frac{n^{2}+n}{2}$ hence $bd+b+d=0$, $d(b+1)=-b$, $d=\frac{-b}{b+1}$, $ac=\frac{1}{2}$ and $bc+ad+a+b=\frac{1}{2}$, and substitutions will give a quadratic in b for which no solutions will give an infinite solution set.
Supposing a family of solutions of 3 elements were given by $\{an+b,cn+d,fn+e\}$ where $a,b,c,d,e,f$ are rational, and would apply for all $n$ such that $an+b,cn+d,fn+e$ are distinct integers $>0$ and $\leq{n}$.
Their product + their sum is to be $\frac{n^2+n}{2}$ therefore the parametric equations of 
the solution families would be:
$acf=0$ (generalising, families of $n$ elements would have 2 elements with a non-zero $n$ coefficient, and the rest of the elements would be constant - so we can assume $f = 0$)
$ebd+e+b+d=0$
$eac=\frac{1}{2}$
$ebc+eda+a+c=\frac{1}{2}$
With 4 elements any family of solutions $\{an+b,cn+d,e,f\}$ would require:
$ac(f+g)=\frac{1}{2}$
$a+c+adgf+gcbf=\frac{1}{2}$
$bdfg+b+d+f+g=0$