Found problems: 2529
Let $P$ be a polygon that is convex and symmetric to some point $O$. Prove that for some parallelogram $R$ satisfying $P\subset R$ we have \[\frac{|R|}{|P|}\leq \sqrt 2\]
where $|R|$ and $|P|$ denote the area of the sets $R$ and $P$, respectively.
[i]Proposed by Witold Szczechla, Poland[/i]
Prove that if $a,b,c \ge 1$ and $a+b+c=9$, then $\sqrt{ab+bc+ca} \le \sqrt{a} +\sqrt{b} + \sqrt{c}$
The real numbers $x,y,z$ satisfy $x^2+y^2+z^2=3.$ Prove that the inequality
$x^3-(y^2+yz+z^2)x+yz(y+z)\le 3\sqrt{3}.$
and find all triples $(x,y,z)$ for which equality holds.
Show that for all real numbers $x$ and $y$ with $x > -1$ and $y > -1$ and $x + y = 1$ the inequality
$$\frac{x}{y + 1} +\frac{y}{x + 1} \ge \frac23$$
holds. When does equality apply?
[i](Walther Janous)[/i]
Prove that for any real numbers $a,b,c$ satisfying $abc = 1$ the following inequality holds
\[\dfrac{1} {2a^2+b^2+3}+\dfrac {1} {2b^2+c^2+3}+\dfrac{1} {2c^2+a^2+3}\leq \dfrac {1} {2}.\]
[i]Proposed by V. Aksenov[/i]
Let $ABC$ be a right-angled triangle with $\angle B = 90^{\circ}$. Let the length of the altitude $BD$ be equal to $12$. What is the minimum possible length of $AC$, given that $AC$ and the perimeter of triangle $ABC$ are integers?
A real polynomial of odd degree has all positive coefficients. Prove that there is a (possibly trivial) permutation of the coefficients such that the resulting polynomial has exactly one real zero.
Let $P$, $Q$, and $R$ be the points where the incircle of a triangle $ABC$ touches the sides $AB$, $BC$, and $CA$, respectively.
Prove the inequality $\frac{BC} {PQ} + \frac{CA} {QR} + \frac{AB} {RP} \geq 6$.
For each real number $a$ and integer $n \ge 1$ prove the inequality $a^n +\frac{1}{a^n} -2 \ge n^2 \left(a +\frac{1}{a} -2\right)$ and find the cases of equality.
Let $0 \le a$, $b \le 1$ be real numbers. Prove the following inequality:
\[\sqrt{a^3b^3}+ \sqrt{(1-a^2)(1-ab)(1-b^2)} \le 1.\]
[i](41th Austrian Mathematical Olympiad, regional competition, problem 1)[/i]
Assume that $a, b,$ and $c$ are positive real numbers for which $(a+b)(a+c)(b+c) = 1$. Prove that $ab+bc+ca \leq\frac{3 }{4}.$
Let $ x,y,z $ be three non-negative real numbers such that \[x^2+y^2+z^2=2(xy+yz+zx). \] Prove that \[\dfrac{x+y+z}{3} \ge \sqrt[3]{2xyz}.\]
(a) Given a positive integer $k$, prove that there do not exist two distinct integers in the open interval $(k^2, (k + 1)^2)$ whose product is a perfect square.
(b) Given an integer $n > 2$, prove that there exist $n$ distinct integers in the open interval $(k^n, (k + 1)^n)$ whose product is the $n$-th power of an integer, for all but a finite number of positive integers $k$.
[i]AMM Magazine[/i]
Let $A = (a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_{2001})$ be a sequence of positive integers. Let $m$ be the number of 3-element subsequences $(a_i,a_j,a_k)$ with $1 \leq i < j < k \leq 2001$, such that $a_j = a_i + 1$ and $a_k = a_j + 1$. Considering all such sequences $A$, find the greatest value of $m$.
Find all natural numbers $x,y$ such that $$x^5=y^5+10y^2+20y+1.$$
Let $ x,y,z$ be nonnegative real numbers such that $ x \plus{} y \plus{} z \equal{} 2$. Prove that $ x^{2}y^{2} \plus{} y^{2}z^{2} \plus{} z^{2}x^{2} \plus{} xyz\leq 1$. When does the equality occur?
[b]p1.[/b] For what integers $x$ is it possible to find an integer $y$ such that $$x(x + 1) (x + 2) (x + 3) + 1 = y^2 ?$$
[b]p2.[/b] Two tangents to a circle are parallel and touch the circle at points $A$ and $B$, respectively. A tangent to the circle at any point $X$, other than $A$ or $B$, meets the first tangent at $Y$ and the second tangent at $Z$. Prove $AY \cdot BZ$ is independent of the position of $X$.
[b]p3.[/b] If $a, b, c$ are positive real numbers, prove that $$8abc \le (b + c) (c + a) (a + b)$$ by first verifying the relation in the special case when $c = b$.
[b]p4.[/b] Solve the equation $$\frac{x^2}{3}+\frac{48}{x^2}=10 \left( \frac{x}{3}-\frac{4}{x}\right)$$
[b]p5.[/b] Tom and Bill live on the same street. Each boy has a package to deliver to the other boy’s house. The two boys start simultaneously from their own homes and meet $600$ yards from Bill's house. The boys continue on their errand and they meet again $700$ yards from Tom's house. How far apart do the boy's live?
[b]p6.[/b] A standard set of dominoes consists of $28$ blocks of size $1$ by $2$. Each block contains two numbers from the set $0,1,2,...,6$. We can denote the block containing $2$ and $3$ by $[2, 3]$, which is the same block as $[3, 2]$. The blocks $[0, 0]$, $[1, 1]$,..., $[6, 6]$ are in the set but there are no duplicate blocks.
a) Show that it is possible to arrange the twenty-eight dominoes in a line, end-to-end, with adjacent ends matching, e. g., $... [3, 1]$ $[1, 1]$ $[1, 0]$ $[0, 6] ...$ .
b) Consider the set of dominoes which do not contain $0$. Show that it is impossible to arrange this set in such a line.
c) Generalize the problem and prove your generalization.
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Prove that for all positive real numbers $a, b$, and $c$ , $\sqrt[3]{abc}+\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c} \ge 2\sqrt3$.
When does the equality occur?
Determine the smallest possible value of the sum $S (a, b, c) = \frac{ab}{c}+\frac{bc}{a}+\frac{ca}{b}$ where $a, b, c$ are three positive real numbers with $a^2 + b^2 + c^2 = 1$
If $x, y, z$ are positive real numbers such that $x + y + z = 9xyz.$ Prove that:
$$\frac {x} {\sqrt {x^2+2yz+2}}+\frac {y} {\sqrt {y^2+2zx+2}}+\frac {z} {\sqrt {z^2+2xy+2}}\ge 1.$$
Consider when equality applies.
Let $ \mathbb{R}$ denote the set of all real numbers and $ \mathbb{R}^\plus{}$ the subset of all positive ones. Let $ \alpha$ and $ \beta$ be given elements in $ \mathbb{R},$ not necessarily distinct. Find all functions $ f: \mathbb{R}^\plus{} \mapsto \mathbb{R}$ such that
\[ f(x)f(y) \equal{} y^{\alpha} f \left( \frac{x}{2} \right) \plus{} x^{\beta} f \left( \frac{y}{2} \right) \forall x,y \in \mathbb{R}^\plus{}.\]
Let $a, b, c$ be positive real numbers in the interval $[0, 1]$ with $a+b, b+c, c+a \ge 1$. Prove that
\[
1 \le (1-a)^2 + (1-b)^2 + (1-c)^2 +
\frac{2\sqrt{2} abc}{\sqrt{a^2+b^2+c^2}}.
\]
Given posetive real numbers $a_1,a_2,\dots,a_n$ such that $a_1^2+2a_2^3+\dots+na_n^{n+1} <1.$ Prove that $2a_1+3a_2^2+\dots+(n+1)a_{n}^n <3.$
$x_1, x_2,\cdots,x_{n+1}$ are posive real numbers satisfying the equation
$\frac{1}{1+x_1} + \frac{1}{1+x_2} + \cdots + \frac{1}{1+x_{n+1}} =1$
Prove that $x_1x_2 \cdots x_{n+1} \geq n^{n+1}$.
Four real numbers $ p$, $ q$, $ r$, $ s$ satisfy $ p+q+r+s = 9$ and $ p^{2}+q^{2}+r^{2}+s^{2}= 21$. Prove that there exists a permutation $ \left(a,b,c,d\right)$ of $ \left(p,q,r,s\right)$ such that $ ab-cd \geq 2$.