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If $a$, $b$ ,$c$ are three positive real numbers such that $ab+bc+ca = 1$, prove that \[ \sqrt[3]{ \frac{1}{a} + 6b} + \sqrt[3]{\frac{1}{b} + 6c} + \sqrt[3]{\frac{1}{c} + 6a } \leq \frac{1}{abc}. \]
Let $a, b, c, d$ be non-negative real numbers such that \[\frac{1}{a+1}+\frac{1}{b+1}+\frac{1}{c+1}+\frac{1}{d+1}=3.\] Prove that \[3(ab+bc+ca+ad+bd+cd)+\frac{4}{a+b+c+d}\leqslant 5.\][i]Vasile Cîrtoaje and Leonard Giugiuc[/i]
Let $ABC$ be a triangle for which there exists an interior point $F$ such that $\angle AFB=\angle BFC=\angle CFA$. Let the lines $BF$ and $CF$ meet the sides $AC$ and $AB$ at $D$ and $E$ respectively. Prove that \[ AB+AC\geq4DE. \]
Let $p$ be a prime number. Determine all triples $(a,b,c)$ of positive integers such that $a + b + c < 2p\sqrt{p}$ and $\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}=\frac{1}{p}$
Determine the maximum value of $x^2 y^2 z^2 w$ for $\{x,y,z,w\}\in\mathbb{R}^{+} \cup\{0\}$ and $2x+xy+z+yzw=1$.
Determine the number of real roots of the equation \[x^8 - x^7 + 2x^6 - 2x^5 + 3x^4 - 3x^3 + 4x^2 - 4x +\frac{5}{2}= 0.\]
Let $a_i > 0$ for $i=1,2,\dots,n$ and suppose $a_1 + a_2 + \dots + a_n = 1$. Prove that for any positive integer $k$, \[ \left( a_1^k + \frac{1}{a_1^k} \right) \left( a_2^k + \frac{1}{a_2^k} \right) \dots \left( a_n^k + \frac{1}{a_n^k} \right) \ge \left( n^k + \frac{1}{n^k} \right)^n. \]
Real numbers $x$, $y$, and $z$ satisfy the following equality: \[4(x+y+z)=x^2+y^2+z^2\] Let $M$ be the maximum of $xy+yz+zx$, and let $m$ be the minimum of $xy+yz+zx$. Find $M+10m$.
Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral with perimeter $\tfrac{5}{2}$ and $AC=BD=1$. Determine the maximum possible area of $ABCD$.
Let $ a$, $ b$, $ c$ be positive reals such that $ a^4 \plus{} b^4 \plus{} c^4 \equal{} 3$. Prove that $ \sum\frac1{4 \minus{} ab}\leq1$, where the $ \sum$ sign stands for cyclic summation. [i]Alternative formulation:[/i] For any positive reals $ a$, $ b$, $ c$ satisfying $ a^4 \plus{} b^4 \plus{} c^4 \equal{} 3$, prove the inequality $ \frac{1}{4\minus{}bc}\plus{}\frac{1}{4\minus{}ca}\plus{}\frac{1}{4\minus{}ab}\leq 1$.
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]
Let $n \geq 3$ be an integer. Let $t_1$, $t_2$, ..., $t_n$ be positive real numbers such that \[n^2 + 1 > \left( t_1 + t_2 + \cdots + t_n \right) \left( \frac{1}{t_1} + \frac{1}{t_2} + \cdots + \frac{1}{t_n} \right).\] Show that $t_i$, $t_j$, $t_k$ are side lengths of a triangle for all $i$, $j$, $k$ with $1 \leq i < j < k \leq n$.
Suppose $a$, $b$, $c$, and $d$ are positive real numbers that satisfy the system of equations \begin{align*}(a+b)(c+d)&=143,\\(a+c)(b+d)&=150,\\(a+d)(b+c)&=169.\end{align*} Compute the smallest possible value of $a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2$.
Let $(a_n)_{n\ge 1}$ be a sequence such that $a_n > 1$ and $a_{n+1}^2 \ge a_n a_{n + 2}$, for any $n\ge 1$. Show that the sequence $(x_n)_{n\ge 1}$ given by $x_n = \log_{a_n} a_{n + 1}$ for $n\ge 1$ is convergent and compute its limit.
Let $a,b,c$ and $d$ be positive real numbers such that $a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2 \ge 4$. Prove that $$(a+b)^3+(c+d)^3+2(a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2) \ge 4(ab+bc+cd+da+ac+bd)$$
$\boxed{\text{A1}}$Let $a,b,c$ be positive reals numbers such that $a+b+c=1$.Prove that $2(a^2+b^2+c^2)\ge \frac{1}{9}+15abc$
Find the smallest value of the expression $$16 \cdot \frac{x^3}{y}+\frac{y^3}{x}-\sqrt{xy}$$
Let $a=2001$. Consider the set $A$ of all pairs of integers $(m,n)$ with $n\neq0$ such that (i) $m<2a$; (ii) $2n|(2am-m^2+n^2)$; (iii) $n^2-m^2+2mn\leq2a(n-m)$. For $(m, n)\in A$, let \[f(m,n)=\frac{2am-m^2-mn}{n}.\] Determine the maximum and minimum values of $f$.
Find all lists $(x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_{2020})$ of non-negative real numbers such that the following three conditions are all satisfied: [list] [*] $x_1 \le x_2 \le \ldots \le x_{2020}$; [*] $x_{2020} \le x_1 + 1$; [*] there is a permutation $(y_1, y_2, \ldots, y_{2020})$ of $(x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_{2020})$ such that $$\sum_{i = 1}^{2020} ((x_i + 1)(y_i + 1))^2 = 8 \sum_{i = 1}^{2020} x_i^3.$$ [/list] [i]A permutation of a list is a list of the same length, with the same entries, but the entries are allowed to be in any order. For example, $(2, 1, 2)$ is a permutation of $(1, 2, 2)$, and they are both permutations of $(2, 2, 1)$. Note that any list is a permutation of itself.[/i]
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with circumcenter $O$. Let $A'$ be the center of the circle passing through $C$ and tangent to $AB$ at $A$, let $B'$ be the center of the circle passing through $A$ and tangent to $BC$ at $B$, let $C'$ be the center of the circle passing through $B$ and tangent to $CA$ at $C$. a) Prove that the area of triangle $A'B'C'$ is not less than the area of triangle $ABC$. b) Let $X, Y, Z$ be the projections of $O$ onto lines $A'B', B'C', C'A'$. Given that the circumcircle of triangle $XYZ$ intersects lines $A'B', B'C', C'A'$ again at $X', Y', Z'$ ($X' \neq X, Y' \neq Y, Z' \neq Z$), prove that lines $AX', BY', CZ'$ are concurrent.
Let $A$ be a subset of the edges of an $n\times n $ table. Let $V(A)$ be the set of vertices from the table which are connected to at least on edge from $A$ and $j(A)$ be the number of the connected components of graph $G$ which it's vertices are the set $V(A)$ and it's edges are the set $A$. Prove that for every natural number $l$: $$\frac{l}{2}\leq min_{|A|\geq l}(|V(A)|-j(A)) \leq \frac{l}{2}+\sqrt{\frac{l}{2}}+1$$
Consider the polynomials $P\left(x\right)=16x^4+40x^3+41x^2+20x+16$ and $Q\left(x\right)=4x^2+5x+2$. If $a$ is a real number, what is the smallest possible value of $\frac{P\left(a\right)}{Q\left(a\right)}$? [i]2016 CCA Math Bonanza Team #6[/i]
Find the minimum value of $xy+x+y+\frac{1}{xy}+\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}$ for $x, y>0$ real.
The graph of $y=e^{x+1}+e^{-x}-2$ has an axis of symmetry. What is the reflection of the point $(-1,\tfrac{1}{2})$ over this axis? $\textbf{(A) }\left(-1,-\frac{3}{2}\right)\qquad\textbf{(B) }(-1,0)\qquad\textbf{(C) }\left(-1,\tfrac{1}{2}\right)\qquad\textbf{(D) }\left(0,\frac{1}{2}\right)\qquad\textbf{(E) }\left(3,\frac{1}{2}\right)$
$ \sum_{cyc}\frac{1}{\left(\text{tg} y+\text{tg} z\right) \text{cos}^2 x} \ge 3, $ for any $ x,y,z\in (0,\pi/2) $ [i]Carmen[/i] and [i]Viorel Botea[/i]