Home Competitions INMO 1995 Problem 5
Let n ≥ 2 n \geq 2 n ≥ 2 . Let a 1 , a 2 , a 3 , … a n a_1 , a_2 , a_3 , \ldots a_n a 1 , a 2 , a 3 , … a n be n n n real numbers all less than 1 1 1 and such that ∣ a k − a k + 1 ∣ < 1 |a_k - a_{k+1} | < 1 ∣ a k − a k + 1 ∣ < 1 for 1 ≤ k ≤ n − 1 1 \leq k \leq n-1 1 ≤ k ≤ n − 1 . Show that a 1 a 2 + a 2 a 3 + a 3 a 4 + … + a n − 1 a n + a n a 1 < 2 n − 1. \dfrac{a_1}{a_2} + \dfrac{a_2}{a_3} + \dfrac{a_3}{a_4} + \ldots + \dfrac{a_{n-1}}{a_n} + \dfrac{a_n}{a_1} < 2 n - 1 . a 2 a 1 + a 3 a 2 + a 4 a 3 + … + a n a n − 1 + a 1 a n < 2 n − 1.
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