Problem

Source: 2020 Caucasus Mathematical Olympiad Seniors Problem 6

Tags: number theory



Morteza wishes to take two real numbers $S$ and $P$, and then to arrange six pairwise distinct real numbers on a circle so that for each three consecutive numbers at least one of the two following conditions holds: 1) their sum equals $S$ 2) their product equals $P$. Determine if Morteza’s wish could be fulfilled.