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Determine the smallest odd integer $n \ge 3$, for which there exist $n$ rational numbers $x_1 , x_2 , . . . , x_n$ with the following properties: $(a)$ \[\sum_{i=1}^{n} x_i =0 , \ \sum_{i=1}^{n} x_i^2 = 1.\] $(b)$ \[x_i \cdot x_j \ge - \frac 1n \ \forall \ 1 \le i,j \le n.\]