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IT-CESENATICO 2020 Problem 3

    Let a1,a2,…,a2020a_1, a_2, \dots, a_{2020} and b1,b2,…,b2020b_1, b_2, \dots, b_{2020} be real numbers(not necessarily distinct). Suppose that the set of positive integers nn for which the following equation: ∣a1∣x−b1∣+a2∣x−b2∣+⋯+a2020∣x−b2020∣∣=n|a_1|x-b_1|+a_2|x-b_2|+\dots+a_{2020}|x-b_{2020}||=n (1) has exactly two real solutions, is a finite set. Prove that the set of positive integers nn for which the equation (1) has at least one real solution, is also a finite set.

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