In an earlier post a question was left open. I will repeat the question here.
You start with n integers a1,a2,…,an and in one step you perform the following transformation
(a1,a2,…,an)→(|a1−a2|,|a2−a3|,…,|an−1−an|,|an−a1|)
(|x|= absolute value of x)
You keep performing this operation till all the numbers become zero.
Find all n>1 (with proof), such that no matter which integers you start with, the numbers eventually become zero.
You start with n integers a1,a2,…,an and in one step you perform the following transformation
(a1,a2,…,an)→(|a1−a2|,|a2−a3|,…,|an−1−an|,|an−a1|)
(|x|= absolute value of x)
You keep performing this operation till all the numbers become zero.
Find all n>1 (with proof), such that no matter which integers you start with, the numbers eventually become zero.
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