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China Mathematical Olympiad 1993 problem4

Source: China Mathematical Olympiad 1993 problem4

September 23, 2013
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Problem Statement

We are given a set S={z1,z2,,z1993}S=\{z_1,z_2,\cdots ,z_{1993}\}, where z1,z2,,z1993z_1,z_2,\cdots ,z_{1993} are nonzero complex numbers (also viewed as nonzero vectors in the plane). Prove that we can divide SS into some groups such that the following conditions are satisfied: (1) Each element in SS belongs and only belongs to one group; (2) For any group pp, if we use T(p)T(p) to denote the sum of all memebers in pp, then for any memeber zi(1i1993)z_i (1\le i \le 1993) of pp, the angle between ziz_i and T(p)T(p) does not exceed 9090^{\circ}; (3) For any two groups pp and qq, the angle between T(p)T(p) and T(q)T(q) exceeds 9090^{\circ} (use the notation introduced in (2)).