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Saudi Arabia Mathematical Competitions

Saudi Arabia algebra

Problem

Let be a positive integer. Find all real numbers such that
Solution
We have . Indeed, this inequality is equivalent to hence that is We have equality if and only if . It follows that for any real numbers we have with equality if and only if , giving the unique solution to the problem.
Final answer
x_k = -k/2 - 1 for k = 1, 2, ..., n

Techniques

Linear and quadratic inequalitiesQuadratic functions