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PutnamSuperchallengeIntegrals I: Feynman's Trick

Integrals I: Feynman's Trick · Superchallenge problem

Real numbers x1,…,xnx_1, \ldots, x_n (n≥3n \ge 3) satisfy xi≤xi−1+xi+12x_i \le \dfrac{x_{i-1} + x_{i+1}}{2} for every ii, indices taken mod nn. What is the largest possible value of max⁡xi−min⁡xi\max x_i - \min x_i?