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2022 Algebra/NT #3
2022 Algebra/NT #3
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March 11, 2022
algebra
Problem Statement
Let
x
1
,
x
2
,
.
.
.
,
x
2022
x_1, x_2, . . . , x_{2022}
x
1
,
x
2
,
...
,
x
2022
be nonzero real numbers. Suppose that
x
k
+
1
x
k
+
1
<
0
x_k + \frac{1}{x_{k+1}} < 0
x
k
+
x
k
+
1
1
<
0
for each
1
≤
k
≤
2022
1 \leq k \leq 2022
1
≤
k
≤
2022
, where
x
2023
=
x
1
x_{2023}=x_1
x
2023
=
x
1
. Compute the maximum possible number of integers
1
≤
n
≤
2022
1 \leq n \leq 2022
1
≤
n
≤
2022
such that
x
n
>
0
x_n > 0
x
n
>
0
.
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