## BdMO National Higher Secondary 2010/10

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### BdMO National Higher Secondary 2010/10

Problem 10:
\$a_1, a_2,\cdots , a_k, \cdots , a_n\$ is a sequence of distinct positive real numbers such that \$a_1 < a_2 < \cdots <a_k\$ and \$a_k > a_{k+1} > \cdots > a_n\$. A Grasshopper is to jump along the real axis, starting at the point \$O\$ and making \$n\$ jumps to the right of lengths \$a_1, a_2, \cdots , a_n\$ respectively. Prove that, once he reaches the rightmost point, he can come back to point \$O\$ by making \$n\$ jumps to the left of lengths \$a_1, a_2, \cdots , a_n\$ in some order such that he never lands on a point which he already visited while jumping to the right. (The only exceptions are point \$O\$ and the rightmost point)

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### Re: BdMO National Higher Secondary 2010/10

"Inspiration is needed in geometry, just as much as in poetry." -- Aleksandr Pushkin

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