Suppose a_1,a_2,a_3,a_4 and b_1,b_2,b_3,b_4 are eight real numbers. Prove that there is i,j distinct indices such that a_ia_j + b_ib_j \geq 0.
Advanced version:
Suppose a_i,b_i,c_i, 1 \leq i \leq 5 are fifteen real numbers. Prove that there is i,j distinct indices such that a_ia_j + b_ib_j + c_ic_j \geq 0.
General version:
Suppose A_{i,j}, 1 \leq i \leq n, 1 \leq j \leq n+2 is a matrix of n \times (n+2) real numbers, prove that there are two columns p,q such that their dot product is non-negative. That is:
\sum_{i=1}^{n} A_{i,p} A_{i,q} \geq 0
Also find an example of a n \times (n+1) matrix where this property does not hold
A geometric interpretation of this problem is that, given n+2 vectors in n-dimensional space, two of them must form an angle of 90 degrees or less.
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