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= Solution

The centred observations sum to zero:
$$
\sum_{x\in C_k}(x-\bar x_k)=\sum_{x\in C_k}x-n_k\bar x_k=0.
$$
By <linearity> of the <inner product>,
$$
\sum_{x\in C_k}(x-\bar x_k)^{\mathsf T}(z-\bar x_k)
=\left(\sum_{x\in C_k}(x-\bar x_k)\right)^{\mathsf T}(z-\bar x_k)=0.
$$
This cancellation holds for every $z$.

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