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KöMaL 2009 A496

    Let a1a_1,a2a_2,...,a2ka_{2k} be distinct integers and let MM be a set of kk integers not containing 0 and ss=a1a_1+a2a_2+...+a2ka_{2k}. A grasshopper is to jump along the real axis, starting at the point 0 and making 2kk jumps with lengths a1a_1,a2a_2,...,a2ka_{2k} in some order. If aia_i>0 then the grasshopper jumps to the right; while if aia_i<0 then the grasshopper jumps to the left, to the point in the distance |aia_i| in the respective steps. Prove that the order can be chosen in such a way that the grasshopper never lands on any point in MM.

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