3. Let a1,a2,⋯,am be m non-negative integers. Prove:
min(a1,a2,⋯,am)=1⩽i1⩽m∑ai1−1⩽i1<i2⩽m∑max(ai1,ai2)+⋯+(−1)k−11⩽i1<⋯<ik⩽m∑max(ai1,⋯,aik)+⋯+(−1)m−1max(a1,⋯,am)
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