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Let $a, b$, and $c$ be positive real numbers satisfying $abc = 1$. Show that $a + b + c \ge \sqrt{\frac13 (a + 2)(b + 2)(c + 2)}$
In the set of real numbers solve the system of equations $x^4+y^2+4=5yz$ $y^4+z^2+4=5zx$ $z^4+x^2+4=5xy$
Let $ n $ $(n\geq2)$ be an integer. Find the greatest possible value of the expression $$E=\frac{a_1}{1+a_1^2}+\frac{a_2}{1+a_2^2}+\ldots+\frac{a_n}{1+a_n^2}$$ if the positive real numbers $a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n$ satisfy $a_1+a_2+\ldots+a_n=\frac{n}{2}.$ What are the values of $a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n$ when the greatest value is achieved?
Let $x_1, x_2, ... , x_n$ be non-negative numbers $n\ge3$ such that $x_1 + x_2 + ... + x_n = 1$. Determine the maximum possible value of the expression $x_1x_2 + x_2x_3 + ... + x_{n-1}x_n$.
a) Determine the largest real number $A$ with the following property: For all non-negative real numbers $x,y,z$, one has \[\frac{1+yz}{1+x^2}+\frac{1+zx}{1+y^2}+\frac{1+xy}{1+z^2} \ge A.\] b) For this real number $A$, find all triples $(x,y,z)$ of non-negative real numbers for which equality holds in the above inequality.
Given an arbitrary triangle $ ABC$, denote by $ P,Q,R$ the intersections of the incircle with sides $ BC, CA, AB$ respectively. Let the area of triangle $ ABC$ be $ T$, and its perimeter $ L$. Prove that the inequality \[\left(\frac {AB}{PQ}\right)^3 \plus{}\left(\frac {BC}{QR}\right)^3 \plus{}\left(\frac {CA}{RP}\right)^3 \geq \frac {2}{\sqrt {3}} \cdot \frac {L^2}{T}\] holds.
[b]1.[/b] Let $a_{v} $ and $b_{v} $, ${v= 1,2,\dots,n} $, be real numbers such that $a_{1}\geq a_{2} \geq a_{3}\geq\dots\geq a_{n}> 0 $ and $b_{1}\geq a_{1}, b_{1}b_{2}\geq a_{1}a_{2},\dots,b_{1}b_{2}\dots b_{n}\geq a_{1}a_{2}\dots a_{n} $ Show that $b_{1}+b_{2}+\dots+b_{n}\geq a_{1}+a_{2}+\dots+a_{n} $ [b](S. 4)[/b]
Find all integers $m$ and $n$ such that the fifth power of $m$ minus the fifth power of $n$ is equal to $16mn$.
On the side $ AB$ of a cyclic quadrilateral $ ABCD$ there is a point $ X$ such that diagonal $ BD$ bisects $ CX$ and diagonal $ AC$ bisects $ DX$. What is the minimum possible value of $ AB\over CD$? [i]Proposed by S. Berlov[/i]
Let $P(n)$ be a quadratic trinomial with integer coefficients. For each positive integer $n$, the number $P(n)$ has a proper divisor $d_n$, i.e., $1<d_n<P(n)$, such that the sequence $d_1,d_2,d_3,\ldots$ is increasing. Prove that either $P(n)$ is the product of two linear polynomials with integer coefficients or all the values of $P(n)$, for positive integers $n$, are divisible by the same integer $m>1$.
Let $x, y, z$ be real numbers greater than $1$ such that $\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}+\frac{1}{z}=2$. Prove that \[\sqrt{x-1}+\sqrt{y-1}+\sqrt{z-1}\leq \sqrt{x+y+z}.\]
$x, y, z$ are positive reals with sum $3$. Show that $$6 < \sqrt{2x+3} + \sqrt{2y+3} + \sqrt{2z+3}\le 3\sqrt5$$
Let $a,b,c,d$ be positive real numbers. Prove that \[\frac{a}{b+2c+3d}+\frac{b}{c+2d+3a}+\frac{c}{d+2a+3b}+\frac{d}{a+2b+3c} \geq \frac{2}{3}.\]
Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers. Prove the inequality \[\frac{a^2}{b}+\frac{b^2}{c}+\frac{c^2}{a}\geq a+b+c+\frac{4(a-b)^2}{a+b+c}.\] When does equality occur?
Let $a,b$ and $c$ be positive real numbers satisfying $abc=1$. Prove that \[\dfrac{1}{a^3+2b^2+2b+4}+\dfrac{1}{b^3+2c^2+2c+4}+\dfrac{1}{c^3+2a^2+2a+4}\leq \dfrac13.\]
Let $a, b, c $ be positive real numbers such that $abc = \frac {2} {3}. $ Prove that: $$\frac {ab}{a + b} + \frac {bc} {b + c} + \frac {ca} {c + a} \geqslant \frac {a+b+c} {a^3+b ^ 3 + c ^ 3}.$$
Let $a, b, c$ be real numbers with the property as $ab + bc + ca = 1$. Show that: $$\frac {(a + b) ^ 2 + 1} {c ^ 2 + 2} + \frac {(b + c) ^ 2 + 1} {a ^ 2 + 2} + \frac {(c + a) ^ 2 + 1} {b ^ 2 + 2} \ge 3 $$.
Let $ n>0$ be a natural number. Determine all the polynomials of degree $ 2n$ with real coefficients in the form $ P(X)\equal{}X^{2n}\plus{}(2n\minus{}10)X^{2n\minus{}1}\plus{}a_2X^{2n\minus{}2}\plus{}...\plus{}a_{2n\minus{}2}X^2\plus{}(2n\minus{}10)X\plus{}1$, if it is known that all the roots of them are positive reals. [i]Proposer[/i]: [b]Baltag Valeriu[/b]
Let $a, b, c$ be positive reals such that $abc=1$. Show that \[\frac{1}{a^5(b+2c)^2} + \frac{1}{b^5(c+2a)^2} + \frac{1}{c^5(a+2b)^2} \ge \frac{1}{3}.\]
Let $a, b$ be positive reals such that $a^3 + b^3 = ab + 1$. Prove that \[(a-b)^2 + a + b \geq 2\]
The positive numbers $a, b, c$ satisfy $4abc(a+b+c) = (a+b)^2(a+c)^2$. Prove that $a(a+b+c)=bc$. [i]Proposed by Aaron Lin[/i]
Let $ \displaystyle{a,b,c}$ be positive real numbers such that $\displaystyle{a+b+c=1.}$ Prove that $$ \displaystyle{\frac{1+ab}{a+b}+\frac{1+bc}{b+c}+\frac{1+ca}{c+a}\geq 5.}$$
$x,y,z \in \mathbb{R}^+$ and $x^5+y^5+z^5=xy+yz+zx$. Prove that $$3 \ge x^2y+y^2z+z^2x$$
If $a$, $b$ ,$c$ are three positive real numbers such that $ab+bc+ca = 1$, prove that \[ \sqrt[3]{ \frac{1}{a} + 6b} + \sqrt[3]{\frac{1}{b} + 6c} + \sqrt[3]{\frac{1}{c} + 6a } \leq \frac{1}{abc}. \]