OPM 1996 Problem 6
- Final day 2
In a regular polygon with sides, diagonals are drawn so that exactly one diagonal emerges from each vertex. We call the length of a diagonal the number of sides of the polygon included between the vertices of the diagonal and which is less than or equal to . If we order the lengths of the diagonals in ascending order, we obtain a succession of numbers . It will be possible to draw diagonals such that
a) ?
b) ?
Dataset text AI-MO AoPS. Quoted with source.
Official text: Portuguese Mathematical Olympiad 1996 official paper, page 1.
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