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MathNet 2019-part-06 — 184 problems (EN–VI) Question 20

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2019-part-06 — 184 problems (EN–VI)

Question 20

Let $n$ be a positive integer and let $a_{1}, a_{2}, \ldots, a_{n}$ be any real numbers. Prove that there exist $m, k \in \{1,2, \ldots, n\}$ such that
$$
\left|\sum_{i=1}^{m} a_{i}-\sum_{i=m+1}^{n} a_{i}\right| \leq\left|a_{k}\right| .
$$