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ISL 2019 A2

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Let u1,u2,…,u2019u_{1}, u_{2}, \ldots, u_{2019} be real numbers satisfying u1+u2+⋯+u2019=0 and u12+u22+⋯+u20192=1.u_{1}+u_{2}+\cdots+u_{2019}=0 \text { and } u_{1}^{2}+u_{2}^{2}+\cdots+u_{2019}^{2}=1 . Let a=min⁡(u1,u2,…,u2019)a=\min \left(u_{1}, u_{2}, \ldots, u_{2019}\right) and b=max⁡(u1,u2,…,u2019)b=\max \left(u_{1}, u_{2}, \ldots, u_{2019}\right). Prove that ab⩽−12019a b \leqslant-\frac{1}{2019} (Germany)

Dataset text NuminaMath olympiads. Quoted with source.

Official text: IMO 2019 Shortlist booklet, page 6.

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a b \leqslant -\frac{1}{2019}

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