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MathNet 2019-part-03 — 184 problems (EN–VI) Question 78

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2019-part-03 — 184 problems (EN–VI)

Question 78

Let $n\gt 1$ be an integer. Suppose we are given $2n$ points in a plane such that no three of them are collinear. The points are to be labelled $A_{1}, A_{2}, \ldots, A_{2n}$ in some order. We then consider the $2n$ angles $\angle A_{1}A_{2}A_{3}, \angle A_{2}A_{3}A_{4}, \ldots, \angle A_{2n-2}A_{2n-1}A_{2n}, \angle A_{2n-1}A_{2n}A_{1}, \angle A_{2n}A_{1}A_{2}$. We measure each angle in the way that gives the smallest positive value (i.e. between $0^{\circ}$ and $180^{\circ}$). Prove that there exists an ordering of the given points such that the resulting $2n$ angles can be separated into two groups with the sum of one group of angles equal to the sum of the other group.