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OPM 1999 Problem 5

  • Final day 2

Each of the numbers a1,...,ana_1,...,a_n is equal to 11 or −1-1 . If a1a2+a2a3+⋅⋅⋅+an−1an+ana1=0a_1a_2 + a_2a_3 + ··· + a_{n-1}a_n + a_na_1 = 0 , proves that nn is divisible by 44 .

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Official text: Portuguese Mathematical Olympiad 1999 official paper, page 1.

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