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MathNet 2014 Question 20

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2014

Question 20

The 2013 numbers
$$
\frac{1}{1 \times 2}, \frac{1}{2 \times 3}, \frac{1}{3 \times 4}, \ldots, \frac{1}{2013 \times 2014}
$$
are arranged randomly on a circle.

a. Prove that there exist ten consecutive numbers on the circle whose sum is less than $\frac{1}{4000}$.

b. Prove that there exist ten consecutive numbers on the circle whose sum is less than $\frac{1}{10000}$.