Q.

Let a1,a2,.an be n numbers each of which is either 1 or 1. If a1a2a3a4+a2a3a4a5++ana1a2a3=0, then

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a

n must be even

b

n must be divisible by 4

c

n has to be odd

d

n must be even but not divisible by 4

answer is A, C.

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Detailed Solution

By multiplying all the terms a14a24an4=1

(1)x1nx=a14a24an4=1x must be even. So 2/x

a1a2a3a4+a2a3a4a5++ana1a2a3=0 x=n-x n=2x n is a multiple of 4

or

Since each term in the sum is 1 or –1 and for sum to be 200, the number of terms must be even take n = 2m. Now there are exactly m products among a1a2a3a4,a2a3a4a5,,ana1a2a3 which are equal
to –1. Therefore there are m changes of sign in the sequence a1a2,,an,a1m must be even

n must be divisible by 4

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