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ASU 232 All Soviet Union MO 1976 n numbers around a circle with zero sum
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7/6/2019
n
n
n
numbers are written down along the circumference. Their sum equals to zero, and one of them equals
1
1
1
. a) Prove that there are two neighbours with their difference not less than
n
/
4
n/4
n
/4
. b) Prove that there is a number that differs from the arithmetic mean of its two neighbours not less than on
8
/
(
n
2
)
8/(n^2)
8/
(
n
2
)
. c) Try to improve the previous estimation, i.e what number can be used instead of
8
8
8
? d) Prove that for
n
=
30
n=30
n
=
30
there is a number that differs from the arithmetic mean of its two neighbours not less than on
2
/
113
2/113
2/113
, give an example of such
30
30
30
numbers along the circumference, that not a single number differs from the arithmetic mean of its two neighbours more than on
2
/
113
2/113
2/113
.
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