2007 IMO Shortlist Problems/A1
Problem
(New Zealand)
You are given a sequence of numbers. For each
(
) define
![$d_i=\max\{a_j:1\leq j\leq i\}-\min\{a_j:i\leq j\leq n\}$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/1/8/9/189de4c31e3bbc18f2a728546428ea8bb222bebe.png)
and let
![$d=\max\{d_i:1\leq i\leq n\}$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/7/f/d/7fdc1b9fb65f8df2b3b292342c6e1b2d77c44e21.png)
(a) Prove that for arbitrary real numbers ,
![$\max\{|x_i-a_i|:1\leq i\leq n\}\geq \frac{d}{2}$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/e/d/8/ed80966e31623d83b93ce2db9fdac05d04549dac.png)
(b) Show that there exists a sequence of real numbers such that we have equality in (a).
Solution
This problem needs a solution. If you have a solution for it, please help us out by adding it.