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VTMO 2026 - Grade 10 - Semifinal - SET 1 - Self-study Question 7

VTMO · VTMO 2026 - Grade 10 - Semifinal - SET 1 - Self-study

Question 7

A regular polygon has 20 vertices $A_1,A_2,\ldots,A_{20}$ in cyclic order. Initially $A_1,A_2$ carry minus signs and all other vertices carry plus signs. In one move, reverse the signs at five consecutive vertices, changing minus to plus and plus to minus; consecutive vertices are counted cyclically. Can a sequence of moves leave minus signs exactly at $A_3,A_4$ and plus signs at all the other vertices? Why?

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