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there is a sequence of n intergers. In the sequence, the sum of any 4 consecutive terms is negative, while the sum of any three consecutive terms is positive. what is the largest possible value of n?

2007-11-24 03:31:36 · 1 answers · asked by samuraiexe 1 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

sorry for the misspelling, and could you please explain

2007-11-24 03:32:16 · update #1

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12 is clearly impossible, because grouping the numbers by 3's should get a positive sum, but they can also be grouped by 4's to get a negative sum so the sum would be both positive and negative which is impossible.

I am not sure how to construct a sequence of length 11 though. The best I can do now is length 5:

-2, -2, 5, -2, -2

2007-11-24 04:12:06 · answer #1 · answered by Phineas Bogg 6 · 2 0

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