Found problems: 2529
If $a_i >0$ ($i=1, 2, \cdots , n$) and $\sum \limits_{i=1}^n a_i^k=1$, where $1\leq k\leq n+1$, then $$\sum \limits_{i=1}^n a_i + \frac{1}{\prod \limits_{i=1}^n a_i} \geq n^{1-\frac{1}{k}}+n^{\frac{n}{k}}$$
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with semiperimeter $s$ and inradius $r$. The semicircles with diameters $BC$, $CA$, $AB$ are drawn on the outside of the triangle $ABC$. The circle tangent to all of these three semicircles has radius $t$. Prove that
\[\frac{s}{2}<t\le\frac{s}{2}+\left(1-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)r. \]
[i]Alternative formulation.[/i] In a triangle $ABC$, construct circles with diameters $BC$, $CA$, and $AB$, respectively. Construct a circle $w$ externally tangent to these three circles. Let the radius of this circle $w$ be $t$.
Prove: $\frac{s}{2}<t\le\frac{s}{2}+\frac12\left(2-\sqrt3\right)r$, where $r$ is the inradius and $s$ is the semiperimeter of triangle $ABC$.
[i]Proposed by Dirk Laurie, South Africa[/i]
Prove that if $a,b,c$ are positive numbers with $abc=1$, then
\[\frac{a}{b} +\frac{b}{c} + \frac{c}{a} \ge a + b + c. \]
Find the least positive integer $n$, such that there is a polynomial \[ P(x) = a_{2n}x^{2n}+a_{2n-1}x^{2n-1}+\dots+a_1x+a_0 \] with real coefficients that satisfies both of the following properties:
- For $i=0,1,\dots,2n$ it is $2014 \leq a_i \leq 2015$.
- There is a real number $\xi$ with $P(\xi)=0$.
For positive real numbers$a,b,c$such that $ab+ac+bc=1$ prove that:
$\prod\limits_{cyc} (\sqrt{bc}+\frac{1}{2a+\sqrt{bc}}) \ge 8abc$
Let $a$, $b$ and $c$ be positive real numbers such that $a+b+c=1$. Prove the inequality:
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{(a+2b)(b+2a)}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{(b+2c)(c+2b)}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{(c+2a)(a+2c)}} \geq 3$
Let $a,b,c,d$ be non-negative reals such that $a+b+c+d=4$. Prove the inequality
\[\frac{a}{a^3+8}+\frac{b}{b^3+8}+\frac{c}{c^3+8}+\frac{d}{d^3+8}\le\frac{4}{9}\]
Let $ x_1,x_2,\dots,x_n$ be positive real numbers. Let $ m\equal{}\min\{x_1,x_2,\dots,x_n\}$, $ M\equal{}\max\{x_1,x_2,\dots,x_n\}$, $ A\equal{}\frac{1}{n}(x_1\plus{}x_2\plus{}\dots\plus{}x_n)$, and $ G\equal{}\sqrt[n]{x_1x_2 \dots x_n}$. Prove that \[ A\minus{}G \ge \frac{1}{n}(\sqrt{M}\minus{}\sqrt{m})^2.\]
Let ${a_1,a_2,\dots,a_n}$ be positive real numbers, ${n>1}$. Denote by $g_n$ their geometric mean, and by $A_1,A_2,\dots,A_n$ the sequence of arithmetic means defined by \[ A_k=\frac{a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_k}{k},\qquad k=1,2,\dots,n. \] Let $G_n$ be the geometric mean of $A_1,A_2,\dots,A_n$. Prove the inequality \[
n \root n\of{\frac{G_n}{A_n}}+ \frac{g_n}{G_n}\le n+1 \] and establish the cases of equality.
[i]Proposed by Finbarr Holland, Ireland[/i]
Let $a;b;c;d>0$ such that $abcd=1$. Prove that $a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2+a(b+c)+b(c+d)+c(d+a)\ge 10$
$\boxed{A4}$Let $m_1,m_2,m_3,n_1,n_2$ and $n_3$ be positive real numbers such that
\[(m_1-n_1)(m_2-n_2)(m_3-n_3)=m_1m_2m_3-n_1n_2n_3\]
Prove that
\[(m_1+n_1)(m_2+n_2)(m_3+n_3)\geq8m_1m_2m_3\]
Let $a_1, ...,, a_n$ be positive numbers. Prove the inequality:
$$\frac{a_1}{a_2}+\frac{a_2}{a_3}+\frac{a_3}{a_4}+ ... +\frac{a_{n-1}}{a_n}+ \frac{a_n}{a_1} \ge n$$
Let $n\ge 2$ be a positive integer. There are $n$ real coefficient polynomials $P_1(x),P_2(x),\cdots ,P_n(x)$ which is not all the same, and their leading coefficients are positive. Prove that
$$\deg(P_1^n+P_2^n+\cdots +P_n^n-nP_1P_2\cdots P_n)\ge (n-2)\max_{1\le i\le n}(\deg P_i)$$
and find when the equality holds.
Let $a$, $b$ and $c$ be positive real numbers such that $a+b+c=1$. Prove the inequality
$$ \left ( \frac{1+a}{b}+2 \right ) \left ( \frac{1+b}{c}+2 \right ) \left ( \frac{1+c}{a}+2 \right )\geq 216.$$
When does equality hold?
[i]Authored by Anastasija Trajanova[/i]
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]
Of all triangles with given perimeter, find the triangle with the maximum area. Justify your answer
Let $n\geqslant 2$ be an integer. Prove that for any positive real numbers $a_1, a_2,\ldots, a_n$, \[\frac{1}{2\sqrt{2}}\sum_{i=1}^{n}2^{i}a_i^2 \geqslant\sum_{1 \leqslant i < j \leqslant n}a_i a_j.\][i]Proposed by Andrei Vila[/i]
Show that for any triangle $ABC$, the following inequality is true:
\[ a^2 + b^2 +c^2 > \sqrt{3} max \{ |a^2 - b^2|, |b^2 -c^2|, |c^2 -a^2| \} . \]
Find all quadruples $(a,b,c,d)$ of positive real numbers such that $abcd=1,a^{2012}+2012b=2012c+d^{2012}$ and $2012a+b^{2012}=c^{2012}+2012d$.
Consider all pairs of points $(a,b,c)$ and $(d,e, f )$ in the $3$-D coordinate system with $ad +be +c f = -2023$. What is the least positive integer that can be the distance between such a pair of points?
[i]Proposed by William Hua[/i]
Let $a_1, a_2, a_3, . . . , a_{2022}$ be positive real numbers which can be grouped into $1011$ pairs such that each number of a pair is the reciprocal of the other number. Show that $(1 + a_1)(1 + a_2)(1 + a_3)· · ·(1 + a_{2022}) \geq 2^{2022}$
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In a complete graph with $2025$ vertices, each edge has one of the colors $r_1$, $r_2$, or $r_3$. For each $i = 1,2,3$, if the $2025$ vertices can be divided into $a_i$ groups such that any two vertices connected by an edge of color $r_i$ are in different groups, find the minimum possible value of $a_1 + a_2 + a_3$.
Let $P_1$ and $P_2$ be regular polygons of 1985 sides and perimeters $x$ and $y$ respectively. Each side of $P_1$ is tangent to a given circle of circumference $c$ and this circle passes through each vertex of $P_2$. Prove $x + y \ge 2c$. (You may assume that $\tan \theta \ge \theta$ for $0 \le \theta < \frac{\pi}{2}$.)
Solve the system of equations $\begin{cases} xy=1 \\
\frac{x}{x^4+y^2}+\frac{y}{x^2+y^4}=1\end{cases}$
Let's call a positive integer $n$ special, if there exist two nonnegativ integers ($a, b$), such that $n=2^a\times 3^b$.
Prove that if $k$ is a positive integer, then there are at most two special numbers greater then $k^2$ and less than $k^2+2k+1$.