Found problems: 2529
In the diagram, $ ABCD$ is a square, with $ U$ and $ V$ interior points of the sides $ AB$ and $ CD$ respectively. Determine all the possible ways of selecting $ U$ and $ V$ so as to maximize the area of the quadrilateral $ PUQV$.
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Let $ x$, $ y$, and $ z$ be non-negative real numbers satisfying $ x \plus{} y \plus{} z \equal{} 1$. Show that
\[ x^2 y \plus{} y^2 z \plus{} z^2 x \leq \frac {4}{27}
\]
and find when equality occurs.
If $a, b, c$ and $d$ are complex non-zero numbers such that
$$2|a-b|\leq |b|, 2|b-c|\leq |c|, 2|c-d| \leq |d| , 2|d-a|\leq |a|.$$
Prove that
$$\frac{7}{2} <\left| \frac{b}{a} + \frac{c}{b} + \frac{d}{c} + \frac{a}{d} \right| .$$
Show that $\left(\frac{2010}{2009}\right)^{2009}> 2$.
Let $a, b, c$ be the positive real numbers such that $a+b+c+2=abc .$ Prove that $$(a+1)(b+1)(c+1)\geq 27.$$
Suppose real numbers $a, b, c, d$ satisfy $a + b + c + d = 17$ and $ab + bc + cd + da = 46$. If the minimum possible value of $a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + d^2$ can be expressed as a rational number $\frac{p}{q}$ in simplest form, find $p + q$.
Let $\Delta ABC$ be a triangle and $P$ be a point in its interior. Prove that \[ \frac{[BPC]}{PA^2}+\frac{[CPA]}{PB^2}+\frac{[APB]}{PC^2} \ge \frac{[ABC]}{R^2} \]
where $R$ is the radius of the circumcircle of $\Delta ABC$, and $[XYZ]$ is the area of $\Delta XYZ$.
Show that
\[\left(a+2b+\dfrac{2}{a+1}\right)\left(b+2a+\dfrac{2}{b+1}\right)\geq 16\]
for all positive real numbers $a$ and $b$ such that $ab\geq 1$.
For pairwise distinct nonnegative reals $a,b,c$, prove that
$$\frac{a^2}{(b-c)^2}+\frac{b^2}{(c-a)^2}+\frac{c^2}{(b-a)^2}>2$$.
Suppose that a sequence $a_1,a_2,\ldots$ of positive real numbers satisfies \[a_{k+1}\geq\frac{ka_k}{a_k^2+(k-1)}\] for every positive integer $k$. Prove that $a_1+a_2+\ldots+a_n\geq n$ for every $n\geq2$.
Let $a_1,a_2,\ldots a_n,k$, and $M$ be positive integers such that
$$\frac{1}{a_1}+\frac{1}{a_2}+\cdots+\frac{1}{a_n}=k\quad\text{and}\quad a_1a_2\cdots a_n=M.$$
If $M>1$, prove that the polynomial
$$P(x)=M(x+1)^k-(x+a_1)(x+a_2)\cdots (x+a_n)$$
has no positive roots.
Find all integers $x$ and $y$ satisfying the inequality \[x^4-12x^2+x^2y^2+30\leq 0.\]
If $a$ is a real root of $x^5 - x^3 + x - 2 = 0$, show that $[a^6] =3$
Let there be an incircle of triangle $ABC$, and 3 circles each inscribed between incircle and angles of $ABC$.
Let $r, r_1, r_2, r_3$ be radii of these circles ($r_1, r_2, r_3 < r$). Prove that $$r_1+r_2+r_3 \geq r$$
If $x,y,z$ are nonnegative numbers with $x+y+z=3$, prove that
$$\sqrt x+\sqrt y+\sqrt z\ge xy+yz+xz.$$
Let $a, b$ be two reals such that $a+b<2ab$. Prove that $a+b>2$
Let $a,b,c \ge 0$ such that $a+b+c=1$ and $s \ge 5$.
Prove that $s(a^2+b^2+c^2) \le 3(s-3)(a^3+b^3+c^3)+1$
Consider the equation $x^5+x=10$. Show that
(a) the equation has only one real root;
(b) this root lies between $1$ and $2$;
(c) this root must be irrational.
Prove for positive numbers:
$$(a^2+b+\frac{3}{4})(b^2+a+\frac{3}{4}) \geq (2a+\frac{1}{2})(2b+\frac{1}{2})$$
Let $ x, y, z$ be distinct non-negative real numbers. Prove that
\[ \frac{1}{(x\minus{}y)^2} \plus{} \frac{1}{(y\minus{}z)^2} \plus{} \frac{1}{(z\minus{}x)^2} \geq \frac{4}{xy \plus{} yz \plus{} zx}.\]
When does the equality hold?
Let $n$ be a positive integer. Positive numbers $a$, $b$, $c$ satisfy $\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}=1$. Find the greatest possible value of $$E(a,b,c)=\frac{a^{n}}{a^{2n+1}+b^{2n} \cdot c + b \cdot c^{2n}}+\frac{b^{n}}{b^{2n+1}+c^{2n} \cdot a + c \cdot a^{2n}}+\frac{c^{n}}{c^{2n+1}+a^{2n} \cdot b + a \cdot b^{2n}}$$
Let $a,b$ be natural numbers with $ab>2$. Suppose that the sum of their greatest common divisor and least common multiple is divisble by $a+b$. Prove that the quotient is at most $\frac{a+b}{4}$. When is this quotient exactly equal to $\frac{a+b}{4}$
If $x$ is a positive real number, and $n$ is a positive integer, prove that
\[[ nx] > \frac{[ x]}1 + \frac{[ 2x]}2 +\frac{[ 3x]}3 + \cdots + \frac{[ nx]}n,\]
where $[t]$ denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to $t$. For example, $[ \pi] = 3$ and $\left[\sqrt2\right] = 1$.
Show that there are no 2-tuples $ (x,y)$ of positive integers satisfying the equation $ (x+1) (x+2)\cdots (x+2014)= (y+1) (y+2)\cdots (y+4028).$
Solve in positive reals the system:
$x+y+z+w=4$
$\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}+\frac{1}{z}+\frac{1}{w}=5-\frac{1}{xyzw}$