Found problems: 2
1993 IMO Shortlist, 4
Let $n \geq 2, n \in \mathbb{N}$ and $A_0 = (a_{01},a_{02}, \ldots, a_{0n})$ be any $n-$tuple of natural numbers, such that $0 \leq a_{0i} \leq i-1,$ for $i = 1, \ldots, n.$
$n-$tuples $A_1= (a_{11},a_{12}, \ldots, a_{1n}), A_2 = (a_{21},a_{22}, \ldots, a_{2n}), \ldots$ are defined by: $a_{i+1,j} = Card \{a_{i,l}| 1 \leq l \leq j-1, a_{i,l} \geq a_{i,j}\},$ for $i \in \mathbb{N}$ and $j = 1, \ldots, n.$ Prove that there exists $k \in \mathbb{N},$ such that $A_{k+2} = A_{k}.$
2020 June Advanced Contest, 1
A tuple of real numbers $(a_1, a_2, \dots, a_m)$ is called [i]stable [/i]if for each $k \in \{1, 2, \cdots, m-1\}$,
$$ \left \vert \frac{a_1+ a_2 + \cdots + a_k}{k} - a_{k+1} \right \vert < 1. $$
Does there exist a stable $n$-tuple $(x_1, x_2, \dots, x_n)$ such that for any real number $x$, the $(n+1)$-tuple $(x, x_1, x_2, \dots, x_n)$ is not stable?