You are given $n\geq 4$ positive real numbers. Consider all $\frac{n(n-1)}{2}$ pairwise sums of these numbers. Show that some two of these sums differ in at most $\sqrt[n-2]{2}$ times. Proposed by Anton Trygub
Source: Kyiv City MO 2023 Round 1, Problem 11.2
Tags: algebra
You are given $n\geq 4$ positive real numbers. Consider all $\frac{n(n-1)}{2}$ pairwise sums of these numbers. Show that some two of these sums differ in at most $\sqrt[n-2]{2}$ times. Proposed by Anton Trygub