Let
be a positive integer, and let
be an infinite sequence of real numbers. Assume that for all nonnegative integers
and
there exists a positive integer
such that
Prove that the sequence is periodic, i.e. there exists some
such that
for all
.
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Let $r$ be a positive integer, and let $a_0, a_1, \ldots$ be an infinite sequence of real numbers. Assume that for all nonnegative integers $m$ and $s$ there exists a positive integer $n \in [m + 1, m + r]$ such that $$
a_m + a_{m+1} + \cdots + a_{m+s} = a_n + a_{n+1} + \cdots + a_{n+s} \text{.}
$$
Prove that the sequence is periodic, i.e. there exists some $p \geq 1$ such that $a_{n+p} = a_n$ for all $n \geq 0$.