Use Exercise 39 to show that if the first 10 positive

Chapter 7, Problem 40E

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Use Exercise 39 to show that if the first 10 positive integers are placed around a circle, in any order, there exist three integers in consecutive locations around the circle that have a sum greater than or equal to 17.EXERCISE 39: Prove that at least one of the real numbers a1, a2…, an is greater than or equal to the average of these numbers. What kind of proof did you use?

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QUESTION:

Use Exercise 39 to show that if the first 10 positive integers are placed around a circle, in any order, there exist three integers in consecutive locations around the circle that have a sum greater than or equal to 17.EXERCISE 39: Prove that at least one of the real numbers a1, a2…, an is greater than or equal to the average of these numbers. What kind of proof did you use?

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SOLUTIONStep 1Let be the first 10 positive integers placed around a circle in some order.

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