Found problems: 23
Prove the inequality
\[ \frac{a_1+ a_3}{a_1 + a_2} + \frac{a_2 + a_4}{a_2 + a_3} + \frac{a_3 + a_1}{a_3 + a_4} + \frac{a_4 + a_2}{a_4 + a_1} \geq 4, \]
where $a_i > 0, i = 1, 2, 3, 4.$
For every positive $a, b, c, d$ such that $a + c\le ac$ and $b + d \le bd$ prove that $ab + cd \ge 8$.
Let $a,b,c,d$ be four non-negative numbers satisfying \[ a+b+c+d=1. \] Prove the inequality \[ a \cdot b \cdot c + b \cdot c \cdot d + c \cdot d \cdot a + d \cdot a \cdot b \leq \frac{1}{27} + \frac{176}{27} \cdot a \cdot b \cdot c \cdot d. \]
Suppose that $a,b,c,d$ are positive real numbers satisfying $(a+c)(b+d)=ac+bd$. Find the smallest possible value of
$$\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{d}+\frac{d}{a}.$$
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Let $a,b,c,d >0$ and $abcd=1$. Prove that:
\[ \frac{1}{(1+a)^2}+\frac{1}{(1+b)^2}+\frac{1}{(1+c)^2}+\frac{1}{(1+d)^2} \geq 1 \]
Prove without using advanced (differential) calculus:
(a) For any real numbers a,b,c,d it holds that $a^6+b^6+c^6+d^6-6abcd \ge -2$.
When does equality hold?
(b) For which natural numbers $k$ does some inequality of the form $a^k +b^k +c^k +d^k -kabcd \ge M_k$ hold for all real $a,b,c,d$? For each such $k$,
Suppose that $a,b,c,d$ are positive real numbers satisfying $(a+c)(b+d)=ac+bd$. Find the smallest possible value of
$$\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{d}+\frac{d}{a}.$$
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Prove that \[ \frac{a}{b+2c+3d} +\frac{b}{c+2d+3a} +\frac{c}{d+2a+3b}+ \frac{d}{a+2b+3c} \geq \frac{2}{3} \] for all positive real numbers $a,b,c,d$.
Suppose that $a,b,c,d$ are positive real numbers satisfying $(a+c)(b+d)=ac+bd$. Find the smallest possible value of
$$\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{d}+\frac{d}{a}.$$
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Suppose that $a,b,c,d$ are positive real numbers satisfying $(a+c)(b+d)=ac+bd$. Find the smallest possible value of
$$\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{d}+\frac{d}{a}.$$
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Let $a,b,c,d >0$ and $abcd=1$. Prove that:
\[ \frac{1}{(1+a)^2}+\frac{1}{(1+b)^2}+\frac{1}{(1+c)^2}+\frac{1}{(1+d)^2} \geq 1 \]
Let $ w, x, y, z$ are non-negative reals such that $ wx \plus{} xy \plus{} yz \plus{} zw \equal{} 1$.
Show that $ \frac {w^3}{x \plus{} y \plus{} z} \plus{} \frac {x^3}{w \plus{} y \plus{} z} \plus{} \frac {y^3}{w \plus{} x \plus{} z} \plus{} \frac {z^3}{w \plus{} x \plus{} y}\geq \frac {1}{3}$.
Suppose that $a,b,c,d$ are positive real numbers satisfying $(a+c)(b+d)=ac+bd$. Find the smallest possible value of
$$\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{d}+\frac{d}{a}.$$
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Suppose that $a,b,c,d$ are positive real numbers satisfying $(a+c)(b+d)=ac+bd$. Find the smallest possible value of
$$\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{d}+\frac{d}{a}.$$
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Suppose that $a,b,c,d$ are positive real numbers satisfying $(a+c)(b+d)=ac+bd$. Find the smallest possible value of
$$\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{d}+\frac{d}{a}.$$
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Prove that \[ \frac{a}{b+2c+3d} +\frac{b}{c+2d+3a} +\frac{c}{d+2a+3b}+ \frac{d}{a+2b+3c} \geq \frac{2}{3} \] for all positive real numbers $a,b,c,d$.
Suppose that $a,b,c,d$ are positive real numbers satisfying $(a+c)(b+d)=ac+bd$. Find the smallest possible value of
$$\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{d}+\frac{d}{a}.$$
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Suppose that $a,b,c,d$ are positive real numbers satisfying $(a+c)(b+d)=ac+bd$. Find the smallest possible value of
$$\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{d}+\frac{d}{a}.$$
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Suppose that $a,b,c,d$ are positive real numbers satisfying $(a+c)(b+d)=ac+bd$. Find the smallest possible value of
$$\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{d}+\frac{d}{a}.$$
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For every positive $a, b,c, d$ such that $a + c \le ac$ and $b + d \le bd$
prove that $\frac{ab}{a + b} +\frac{bc}{b + c} +\frac{cd}{c + d} +\frac{da}{d + a} \ge 4$
Suppose that $a,b,c,d$ are positive real numbers satisfying $(a+c)(b+d)=ac+bd$. Find the smallest possible value of
$$\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{d}+\frac{d}{a}.$$
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Let $ w, x, y, z$ are non-negative reals such that $ wx \plus{} xy \plus{} yz \plus{} zw \equal{} 1$.
Show that $ \frac {w^3}{x \plus{} y \plus{} z} \plus{} \frac {x^3}{w \plus{} y \plus{} z} \plus{} \frac {y^3}{w \plus{} x \plus{} z} \plus{} \frac {z^3}{w \plus{} x \plus{} y}\geq \frac {1}{3}$.
Prove the inequality
\[ \frac{a_1+ a_3}{a_1 + a_2} + \frac{a_2 + a_4}{a_2 + a_3} + \frac{a_3 + a_1}{a_3 + a_4} + \frac{a_4 + a_2}{a_4 + a_1} \geq 4, \]
where $a_i > 0, i = 1, 2, 3, 4.$