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EGMO 2023 Problem 1

  • Day 1
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There are n⩾3n \geqslant 3 positive real numbers a1,a2,…,ana_{1}, a_{2}, \ldots, a_{n}. For each 1⩽i⩽n1 \leqslant i \leqslant n we let bi=ai−1+ai+1aib_{i}=\frac{a_{i-1}+a_{i+1}}{a_{i}} (here we define a0a_{0} to be ana_{n} and an+1a_{n+1} to be a1a_{1} ). Assume that for all ii and jj in the range 1 to nn, we have ai⩽aja_{i} \leqslant a_{j} if and only if bi⩽bjb_{i} \leqslant b_{j}.

Prove that a1=a2=⋯=ana_{1}=a_{2}=\cdots=a_{n}.

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a_{1}=a_{2}=\cdots=a_{n}

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