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BY-MO 1999 Problem 3

    A sequence of numbers a1,a2,...,a1999a_1,a_2,...,a_{1999} is given. In each move it is allowed to choose two of the numbers, say am,ana_m,a_n , and replace them by the numbers an2am2−nm(am2an−am),am2an2−mn(an2am−an)\frac{a_n^2}{a_m^2}-\frac{n}{m}\left(\frac{a_m^2}{a_n}-a_m\right), \frac{a_m^2}{a_n^2}-\frac{m}{n}\left(\frac{a_n^2}{a_m}-a_n\right) respectively. Starting with the sequence ai=1a_i = 1 for 20∤i20 \nmid i and ai=15a_i =\frac{1}{5} for 20∣i20 \mid i , is it possible to obtain a sequence whose all terms are integers?

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