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ISL 2019 A5

    Let x1,x2,…,xnx_{1}, x_{2}, \ldots, x_{n} be different real numbers. Prove that ∑1⩽i⩽n∏j≠i1−xixjxi−xj={0, if n is even 1, if n is odd \sum_{1 \leqslant i \leqslant n} \prod_{j \neq i} \frac{1-x_{i} x_{j}}{x_{i}-x_{j}}= \begin{cases}0, & \text { if } n \text { is even } \\ 1, & \text { if } n \text { is odd }\end{cases}

    Dataset text NuminaMath olympiads. Quoted with source.

    Official text: IMO 2019 Shortlist booklet, page 6.

    Solutions

    Official solution Solution 1 by the IMO Problem Selection Committee

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