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BALTIC-WAY 1999 Problem 3

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Determine all positive integers n⩾3n \geqslant 3 such that the inequality

a1a2+a2a3+⋯+an−1an+ana1⩽0a_{1} a_{2}+a_{2} a_{3}+\cdots+a_{n-1} a_{n}+a_{n} a_{1} \leqslant 0

holds for all real numbers a1,a2,…,ana_{1}, a_{2}, \ldots, a_{n} which satisfy a1+⋯+an=0a_{1}+\cdots+a_{n}=0.

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n=3 \text{ and } n=4

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