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NT disguised as Algebra
NT disguised as Algebra
Source: Indian TST 2019 Practice Test 1 P3
July 17, 2019
algebra
Problem Statement
Let
n
≥
2
n\ge 2
n
≥
2
be an integer. Solve in reals:
∣
a
1
−
a
2
∣
=
2
∣
a
2
−
a
3
∣
=
3
∣
a
3
−
a
4
∣
=
⋯
=
n
∣
a
n
−
a
1
∣
.
|a_1-a_2|=2|a_2-a_3|=3|a_3-a_4|=\cdots=n|a_n-a_1|.
∣
a
1
−
a
2
∣
=
2∣
a
2
−
a
3
∣
=
3∣
a
3
−
a
4
∣
=
⋯
=
n
∣
a
n
−
a
1
∣.
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