Problem

Source: Romania TST 6 2010, Problem 3

Tags: inequalities, vector, algebra proposed, algebra



Let $n$ be a positive integer number. If $S$ is a finite set of vectors in the plane, let $N(S)$ denote the number of two-element subsets $\{\mathbf{v}, \mathbf{v'}\}$ of $S$ such that \[4\,(\mathbf{v} \cdot \mathbf{v'}) + (|\mathbf{v}|^2 - 1)(|\mathbf{v'}|^2 - 1) < 0. \] Determine the maximum of $N(S)$ when $S$ runs through all $n$-element sets of vectors in the plane. ***