IMO 2017 Shortlist A5

An integer n ě 3 is given. We all an n-tuple of real numbers px1,x2,...,xnq Shiny if for ea h permutation y1,y2,...,yn o...

IMO 2017 Shortlist A5

Category: Algebra

Problem

An integer n ě 3 is given. We all an n-tuple of real numbers px1,x2,...,xnq Shiny if for ea h permutation y1,y2,...,yn of these numbers we have n´1 ÿ i“1 yiyi1 “ y1y2 y2y3 y3y4 ¨¨¨ ` yn´1yn ě ´1. Find the largest onstant K “ Kpnq su h that ÿ 1ďiăjďn xixj ě K holds for every Shiny n-tuple px1,x2,...,xnq. (Serbia)