Problem

Source: Pan African Olympiad 2009

Tags: number theory proposed, number theory



Determine whether or not there exist numbers $x_1,x_2,\ldots ,x_{2009}$ from the set $\{-1,1\}$, such that: \[x_1x_2+x_2x_3+x_3x_4+\ldots+x_{2008}x_{2009}+x_{2009}x_1=999\]