An algebra problem by Rohan K

Algebra Level 5

Let x 1 , x 2 , , x 100 x_1, x_2, \ldots , x_{100} be non-negative real numbers such that x i + x i + 1 + x i + 2 1 x_i + x_{i+1} + x_{i+2} \leq 1 for all i = 1 , 2 , , 100 i = 1,2,\ldots,100 , where x 101 = x 1 x_{101} = x_1 and x 102 = x 2 x_{102} = x_2 .

Find the maximal possible value for the sum S = i = 1 100 x i x i + 2 \displaystyle S = \sum_{i=1}^{100} x_i x_{i+2} .


The answer is 12.5.

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