Three. (20 points) Determine whether there exist 2007 real numbers a1,a2,⋯,a2007, satisfying: (1) ∣ai∣<1,i=1,2,⋯,2007; (2) ∑i=12007∣ai∣−∑i=12007ai=2006.
Solution
Three, if there exist 2007 real numbers a1, a2,⋯,a2007 that satisfy the given conditions, let ∑i=12007ai=t⩾0. Removing the absolute value symbol and separating the positive and negative parts, we can write i=1∑2007ai=i=1∑kxi−j=1∑2007−kyj=t,
where x1,x2,⋯,xk,y1,y2,⋯,y2007−k is a permutation of ∣a1∣,∣a2∣,⋯,∣a2007∣. Thus, by condition (2), we get ∑i=1kxi+∑j=12007−kyj=2006+t. Hence, ∑i=1kxi=1003+t,∑j=12007−kyj=1003. Since 0⩽xi∑i=1kxi=1003+t, 2007−k>∑j=12007−kyj=1003. This implies, k⩾1004,2007−k⩾1004. Adding these, we get 2007⩾2008, a contradiction. Therefore, 2007 real numbers that satisfy the conditions do not exist.
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