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Find all pairs $(x,y)$ of positive real numbers such that $xy$ is an integer and $x+y = \lfloor x^2 - y^2 \rfloor$.
Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers. Prove that \[\frac{a}b+\frac{b}c+\frac{c}a \geq \frac{c+a}{c+b}+\frac{a+b}{a+c}+\frac{b+c}{b+a}\]
Let $0\leq a_1\leq a_2\leq \cdots\leq a_{n-1}\leq a_n $ and $a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_n=1.$ Prove that: For any non-negative numbers $x_1,x_2,\cdots,x_n ; y_1, y_2,\cdots, y_n$ , have $$\left(\sum_{i=1}^n a_ix_i - \prod_{i=1}^n x_i^{a_i}\right) \left(\sum_{i=1}^n a_iy_i - \prod_{i=1}^n y_i^{a_i}\right) \leq a_n^2\left(n\sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^n x_i\sum_{i=1}^n y_i} - \sum_{i=1}^n\sqrt{x_i} \sum_{i=1}^n\sqrt{y_i}\right)^2.$$
Show that the right circular cylinder of volume $V$ which has the least surface area is the one whose diameter is equal to its altitude. (The top and bottom are part of the surface.)
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]
Let $a$, $b$ and $c$ be any positive real numbers. Prove that $$\dfrac{a^2+b^2}{2c}+\dfrac{a^2+c^2}{2b}+\dfrac{b^2+c^2}{2a} \geqslant a+b+c.$$
Let $a, b, c$ be integers such that \[\frac ab+\frac bc+\frac ca= 3\] Prove that $abc$ is a cube of an integer.
Find the largest real number $\alpha$ such that, for all non-negative real numbers $x$, $y$ and $z$, the following inequality holds: \[ (x+y+z)^3 + \alpha (x^2z + y^2x + z^2y) \geq \alpha (x^2y + y^2z + z^2x). \]
Let $a,b,c>0$ be real numbers with sum 1. Prove that \[ \frac{a^2}b + \frac{b^2}c + \frac{c^2} a \geq 3(a^2+b^2+c^2) . \]
Let $a, b, c$ be real numbers such that $a+b+c=abc$. Prove that $\frac{1}{a^2+1}+\frac{1}{b^2+1}+\frac{1}{c^2+1}\ge \frac{3}{4}$.
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 $(a_1,b_1),(a_2,b_2),\ldots ,(a_n,b_n)$ be the vertices of a convex polygon containing the origin in its interior. Prove that there are positive real numbers $x,y$ such that : \[ (a_1,b_1)x^{a_1}y^{b_1}+(a_2,b_2)x^{a_2}y^{b_2}+\ldots +(a_n,b_n)x^{a_n}y^{b_n}=(0,0) \]
For $a,b,c$ be real numbers greater than $1$, prove that \[\frac{a+b+c}{4} \geq \frac{\sqrt{ab-1}}{b+c}+\frac{\sqrt{bc-1}}{c+a}+\frac{\sqrt{ca-1}}{a+b}.\]
Let $a$, $b$, $c$ be positive reals such that $\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}=1$. Show that $$a^abc+b^bca+c^cab\ge 27bc+27ca+27ab.$$ [i]Proposed by Milan Haiman[/i]
For $a,b,c,d>0$ prove that $$\frac {a+\sqrt{ab}+\sqrt[3]{abc}+\sqrt[4]{abcd}}{4} \leq \sqrt[4]{a.\frac{a+b}{2}.\frac{a+b+c}{3}.\frac{a+b+c+d}{4}}$$
Find all triples of positive integers $(x, y, z)$ with $$\frac{xy}{z}+ \frac{yz}{x}+\frac{zx}{y}= 3$$
Let $ABCD$ be a rectangle with $AB = a$ and $BC = b$. Suppose $r_1$ is the radius of the circle passing through $A$ and $B$ touching $CD$; and similarly $r_2$ is the radius of the circle passing through $B$ and $C$ and touching $AD$. Show that \[ r_1 + r_2 \geq \frac{5}{8} ( a + b) . \]
Let $ u, v, w$ be positive real numbers such that $ u\sqrt {vw} \plus{} v\sqrt {wu} \plus{} w\sqrt {uv} \geq 1$. Find the smallest value of $ u \plus{} v \plus{} w$.
Let $ a_{1},a_{2},\cdots,a_{n}$ be positive real numbers satisfying $ a_{1} \plus{} a_{2} \plus{} \cdots \plus{} a_{n} \equal{} 1$. Prove that \[\left(a_{1}a_{2} \plus{} a_{2}a_{3} \plus{} \cdots \plus{} a_{n}a_{1}\right)\left(\frac {a_{1}}{a_{2}^2 \plus{} a_{2}} \plus{} \frac {a_{2}}{a_{3}^2 \plus{} a_{3}} \plus{} \cdots \plus{} \frac {a_{n}}{a_{1}^2 \plus{} a_{1}}\right)\ge\frac {n}{n \plus{} 1}\]
If $x , y$ are real numbers such that $x^2 + xy + y^2 = 1$ , find the least and the greatest value( minimum and maximum) of the expression $K = x^3y + xy^3$ [u]Babis[/u] [b] Sorry !!! I forgot to write that these 4 problems( 4 topics) were [u]JUNIOR LEVEL[/u][/b]
Let $ ABCD$ be a rhombus with $ \angle BAD \equal{} 60^{\circ}$. Points $ S$ and $ R$ are chosen inside the triangles $ ABD$ and $ DBC$, respectively, such that $ \angle SBR \equal{} \angle RDS \equal{} 60^{\circ}$. Prove that $ SR^2\geq AS\cdot CR$.
Let $ ABCDEF$ be a convex hexagon such that $ AB$ is parallel to $ DE$, $ BC$ is parallel to $ EF$, and $ CD$ is parallel to $ FA$. Let $ R_{A},R_{C},R_{E}$ denote the circumradii of triangles $ FAB,BCD,DEF$, respectively, and let $ P$ denote the perimeter of the hexagon. Prove that \[ R_{A} \plus{} R_{C} \plus{} R_{E}\geq \frac {P}{2}. \]
Given are positive reals $a, b, c$, such that $\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}=3$. Prove that $\frac{\sqrt{a+\frac{b}{c}}+\sqrt{b+\frac{c}{a}}+\sqrt{c+\frac{a}{b}}}{3}\leq \frac{a+b+c-1}{\sqrt{2}}$. [i]Albania[/i]
Let $M$ be a point in the interior of triangle $ABC$. Let $A'$ lie on $BC$ with $MA'$ perpendicular to $BC$. Define $B'$ on $CA$ and $C'$ on $AB$ similarly. Define \[ p(M) = \frac{MA' \cdot MB' \cdot MC'}{MA \cdot MB \cdot MC}. \] Determine, with proof, the location of $M$ such that $p(M)$ is maximal. Let $\mu(ABC)$ denote this maximum value. For which triangles $ABC$ is the value of $\mu(ABC)$ maximal?
Prove that if $a,b,c \ge 1$ and $a+b+c=9$, then $\sqrt{ab+bc+ca} \le \sqrt{a} +\sqrt{b} + \sqrt{c}$