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At the vertices of a \(n\)-gon are the numbers \(1\) and \(-1\). On each side is written the product of the numbers at its ends. It turns out that the sum of the numbers on the sides is zero. Prove that a) \(n\) is even; b) \(n\) is divisible by 4.

There are 30 people, among which some are friends. Prove that the number of people who have an odd number of friends is even.

25 cells were coloured in on a sheet of squared paper. Can each of them have an odd number of coloured in neighbouring cells?

Can the degrees of vertices in the graph be equal to:

a) 8, 6, 5, 4, 4, 3, 2, 2?

b) 7, 7, 6, 5, 4, 2, 2, 1?

c) 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 3, 2, 2?

In the graph, each vertex is either blue or green. Each blue vertex is linked to five blue and ten green vertices, and each green vertex is linked to nine blue and six green vertices. Which vertices are there more of – blue or green ones?

Can seven phones be connected with wires so that each phone is connected to exactly three others?