Found problems: 2529
For $a,b,c$ positive reals, let \[N=\dfrac{a^2+b^2}{c^2+ab}+\dfrac{b^2+c^2}{a^2+bc}+\dfrac{c^2+a^2}{b^2+ca}.\] Find the minimum value of $\lfloor 2008N\rfloor$.
Find the maximum of
\[P=\frac{x^3y^4z^3}{(x^4+y^4)(xy+z^2)^3}+\frac{y^3z^4x^3}{(y^4+z^4)(yz+x^2)^3}+\frac{z^3x^4y^3}{(z^4+x^4)(zx+y^2)^3}\]
where $x,y,z$ are positive real numbers.
Find all triplets $(x, y, z)$ of real numbers that satisfy the equation $$2^{x^2-3y+z}+2^{y^2-3z+x}+2^{z^2-3x+y}=1,5.$$
Show that for any positive real numbers $a, b, c$ such that $a + b + c = ab + bc + ca$,
the following inequality holds
$3 + \sqrt[3]{\frac{a^3+1}{2}}+\sqrt[3]{\frac{b^3+1}{2}}+\sqrt[3]{\frac{c^3+1}{2}}\leq 2(a+b+c)$
[i]Proposed by Dorlir Ahmeti, Albania[/i]
Given an ellipse that is not a circle.
(1) Prove that the rhombus tangent to the ellipse at all four of its sides with minimum area is unique.
(2) Construct this rhombus using a compass and a straight edge.
Let $a_1,a_2,\cdots,a_n$ be a sequence of positive numbers, so that $a_1 + a_2 +\cdots + a_n \leq \frac 12$. Prove that
\[(1 + a_1)(1 + a_2) \cdots (1 + a_n) < 2.\]
[hide="Remark"]Remark. I think this problem was posted before, but I can't find the link now.[/hide]
Two lines intersect inside a unit square, splitting it into four regions. Find the maximum product of the areas of the four regions.
[i]Proposed by Nathan Ramesh
If $a,b,c,d$ be any four positive real numbers, then prove that \[ \frac{a}{b} + \frac{b}{c} + \frac{c}{d} + \frac{d}{a} \geq 4. \]
Find all positive integers $n$ such that $$\sum_{d|n, 1\leq d <n}d^2=5(n+1)$$
Let $ x$, $ y$, $ z \in\mathbb{R}^+$ satisfying $ xyz = 1$. Prove that
\[ \frac {(x + y - 1)^2}{z} + \frac {(y + z - 1)^2}{x} + \frac {(z + x - 1)^2}{y}\geqslant x + y + z\mbox{.}\]
Four positive integers $x,y,z$ and $t$ satisfy the relations
\[ xy - zt = x + y = z + t. \]
Is it possible that both $xy$ and $zt$ are perfect squares?
Let $M=\{1,2,\cdots,n\}$, each element of $M$ is colored in either red, blue or yellow. Set
$A=\{(x,y,z)\in M\times M\times M|x+y+z\equiv 0\mod n$, $x,y,z$ are of same color$\},$
$B=\{(x,y,z)\in M\times M\times M|x+y+z\equiv 0\mod n,$ $x,y,z$ are of pairwise distinct color$\}.$
Prove that $2|A|\geq |B|$.
Show that $n!=a^{n-1}+b^{n-1}+c^{n-1}$ has only finitely many solutions in positive integers.
[i]Proposed by Dorlir Ahmeti, Albania[/i]
Prove that for all real numbers $x, y$ holds $(x^2 + 1)(y^2 + 1) \ge 2(xy - 1)(x + y)$.
For which integers $x, y$ does equality occur?
Let $a,b$ be real numbers such that the equation $x^3-ax^2+bx-a=0$ has three positive real roots . Find the minimum of $\frac{2a^3-3ab+3a}{b+1}$.
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral. $O$ is the intersection of $AC$ and $BD$. $AO=3$ ,$BO=4$, $CO=5$, $DO=6$. $X$ and $Y$ are points in segment $AB$ and $CD$ respectively, such that $X,O,Y$ are collinear. The minimum of $\frac{XB}{XA}+\frac{YC}{YD}$ can be written as $\frac{a\sqrt{c}}{b}$ , where $\frac{a}{b}$ is in lowest term and $c$ is not divisible by any square number greater then $1$. What is the value of $10a+b+c$?
Find all real positive solutions (if any) to
\begin{align*}
x^3+y^3+z^3 &= x+y+z, \mbox{ and} \\
x^2+y^2+z^2 &= xyz.
\end{align*}
Prove the following inequality:
\[\prod^k_{i=1} x_i \cdot \sum^k_{i=1} x^{n-1}_i \leq \sum^k_{i=1}
x^{n+k-1}_i,\] where $x_i > 0,$ $k \in \mathbb{N}, n \in
\mathbb{N}.$
Let a,b,c>0 with ab+bc+ca=1. Prove that: $\frac{b^3c}{a^2+b^2}+\frac{c^3a}{b^2+c^2}+\frac{a^3b}{c^2+a^2}\ge\frac{1}{2}.$
$a,b,c$ are the length of three sides of a triangle. Let $A= \frac{a^2 +bc}{b+c}+\frac{b^2 +ca}{c+a}+\frac{c^2 +ab}{a+b}$, $B=\frac{1}{\sqrt{(a+b-c)(b+c-a)}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{(b+c-a)(c+a-b)}}$$+\frac{1}{\sqrt{(c+a-b)(a+b-c)}}$. Prove that $AB \ge 9$.
For $ x,y,z \geq 0,$ establish the inequality
\[ x(x\minus{}z)^2 \plus{} y(y\minus{}z)^2 \geq (x\minus{}z)(y\minus{}z)(x\plus{}y\minus{}z)\]
and determine when equality holds.
A [i]special number[/i] is a positive integer $n$ for which there exists positive integers $a$, $b$, $c$, and $d$ with \[ n = \frac {a^3 + 2b^3} {c^3 + 2d^3}. \] Prove that
i) there are infinitely many special numbers;
ii) $2014$ is not a special number.
[i]Romania[/i]
Let ${p}$ be a prime. $a,b,c\in\mathbb Z,\gcd(a,p)=\gcd(b,p)=\gcd(c,p)=1.$ Prove that: $\exists x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4\in\mathbb Z,| x_1|,|x_2|,|x_3|,|x_4|<\sqrt p,$ satisfying
$$ax_1x_2+bx_3x_4\equiv c\pmod p.$$
[i]Proposed by Wang Guangting[/i]
Let $a_1, a_2,...,a_n$ be positive real numbers, prove that $$\sum {\frac{a_{i+1}}{a_i}} \ge \sum{\sqrt{\frac{a_{i+1}^2+1}{a_i^2+1}}}$$
$a_{n+1}=a_1$
Let $ a,b,c$ be positive real numbers. Prove that
\[ \frac{a^3}{c(a^2 + bc)} + \frac{b^3}{a(b^2 + ca)} + \frac{c^3}{b(c^2 +ab )} \ge \frac{3}{2} . \]