Found problems: 1671
Find the smallest possible value of the expression \[\left\lfloor\frac{a+b+c}{d}\right\rfloor+\left\lfloor\frac{b+c+d}{a}\right\rfloor+\left\lfloor\frac{c+d+a}{b}\right\rfloor+\left\lfloor\frac{d+a+b}{c}\right\rfloor\]
in which $a,~ b,~ c$, and $d$ vary over the set of positive integers.
(Here $\lfloor x\rfloor$ denotes the biggest integer which is smaller than or equal to $x$.)
Let be a finite group $ G $ that has an element $ a\neq 1 $ for which exists a prime number $ p $ such that $ x^{1+p}=a^{-1}xa, $ for all $ x\in G. $
[b]a)[/b] Prove that the order of $ G $ is a power of $ p. $
[b]b)[/b] Show that $ H:=\{x\in G|\text{ord} (x)=p\}\le G $ and $ \text{ord}^2(H)>\text{ord}(G). $
Prove that there exist positive constants $ c$ and $ n_0$ with the following property. If $ A$ is a finite set of integers, $ |A| \equal{} n > n_0$, then
\[ |A \minus{} A| \minus{} |A \plus{} A| \leq n^2 \minus{} c n^{8/5}.\]
Let $n$ and $k$ be positive integers with $k<n$. Let $P(x)$ be a polynomial of degree $n$ with real coefficients, nonzero constant term, and no repeated roots. Suppose that for any real numbers $a_0,\,a_1,\,\ldots,\,a_k$ such that the polynomial $a_kx^k+\cdots+a_1x+a_0$ divides $P(x)$, the product $a_0a_1\cdots a_k$ is zero. Prove that $P(x)$ has a nonreal root.
The real numbers $a, b, c, d$ are such that $a\geq b\geq c\geq d>0$ and $a+b+c+d=1$. Prove that
\[(a+2b+3c+4d)a^ab^bc^cd^d<1\]
[i]Proposed by Stijn Cambie, Belgium[/i]
Find the value of $ a$ for which $ \int_0^{\pi} \{ax(\pi ^ 2 \minus{} x^2) \minus{} \sin x\}^2dx$ is minimized.
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ such that $f(0)\neq 0$ and for all $x,y\in\mathbb{R}$,
\[ f(x+y)^2 = 2f(x)f(y) + \max \left\{ f(x^2+y^2), f(x^2)+f(y^2) \right\}. \]
Find the largest real constant $a$ such that for all $n \geq 1$ and for all real numbers $x_0, x_1, ... , x_n$ satisfying $0 = x_0 < x_1 < x_2 < \cdots < x_n$ we have
\[\frac{1}{x_1-x_0} + \frac{1}{x_2-x_1} + \dots + \frac{1}{x_n-x_{n-1}} \geq a \left( \frac{2}{x_1} + \frac{3}{x_2} + \dots + \frac{n+1}{x_n} \right)\]
Find all functions $f:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R$ such that for reals $x,y$,
$$f(xf(y)+y)=yf(x)+f(y).$$
Let $a$,$b$,$c$ be positive real numbers and $a+b+c+2=abc$. Prove that \[\frac{a}{b+1}+\frac{b}{c+1}+\frac{c}{a+1}\geq{2}. \]
Let $n$ be a positive integer and let $a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n$ be positive reals. Show that $$\sum_{i=1}^{n} \frac{1}{2^i}(\frac{2}{1+a_i})^{2^i} \geq \frac{2}{1+a_1a_2\ldots a_n}-\frac{1}{2^n}.$$
Let $a_1,a_2,a_3,a_4$ be the sides of an arbitrary quadrilateral of perimeter $2s$. Prove that
\[ \sum\limits^4_{i=1} \dfrac 1{a_i+s} \leq \dfrac 29\sum\limits_{1\leq i<j\leq 4} \dfrac 1{ \sqrt { (s-a_i)(s-a_j)}}. \]
When does the equality hold?
Prove that in any triangle $ABC$ the following inequality holds: \[ \frac{a^{2}}{b+c-a}+\frac{b^{2}}{a+c-b}+\frac{c^{2}}{a+b-c}\geq 3\sqrt{3}R. \]
[i]Laurentiu Panaitopol[/i]
Let $m,n$ be naturals satisfying $n \geq m \geq 2$ and let $S$ be a set consisting of $n$ naturals. Prove that $S$ has at least $2^{n-m+1}$ distinct subsets, each whose sum is divisible by $m$. (The zero set counts as a subset).
Let $n$ be a positive integer. Also let $a_1, a_2, \dots, a_n$ and $b_1,b_2,\dots, b_n$ be real numbers such that $a_i+b_i>0$ for $i=1,2,\dots, n$. Prove that
$$\sum_{i=1}^n \frac{a_ib_i-b_i^2}{a_i+b_i}\le\frac{\displaystyle \sum_{i=1}^n a_i\cdot \sum_{i=1}^n b_i - \left( \sum_{i=1}^n b_i\right) ^2}{\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^n (a_i+b_i)}$$.
(Proposed by Daniel Strzelecki, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland)
For a positive integer $n \ge 2 $, define set $ T = \{ (i,j) | 1 \le i < j \le n , i | j \} $. For nonnegative real numbers $ x_1 , x_2 , \cdots , x_n $ with $ x_1 + x_2 + \cdots + x_n = 1 $, find the maximum value of
\[ \sum_{(i,j) \in T} x_i x_j \]
in terms of $n$.
Suppose that $ \omega, a,b,c$ are distinct real numbers for which there exist real numbers $ x,y,z$ that satisfy the following equations:
$ x\plus{}y\plus{}z\equal{}1,$
$ a^2 x\plus{}b^2 y \plus{}c^2 z\equal{}\omega ^2,$
$ a^3 x\plus{}b^3 y \plus{}c^3 z\equal{}\omega ^3,$
$ a^4 x\plus{}b^4 y \plus{}c^4 z\equal{}\omega ^4.$
Express $ \omega$ in terms of $ a,b,c$.
Guess I should stop proposing problems at 2:00 AM, as this can lead to ones like this here:
Let $a$, $b$, $c$ be three positive reals. Prove the inequality
$\frac{a^2+2b^2}{b+c}+\frac{b^2+2c^2}{c+a}+\frac{c^2+2a^2}{a+b}\geq\frac32\left(a+b+c\right)$.
Find all integer solutions $ (a_1,a_2,\dots,a_{2008})$ of the following equation:
$ (2008\minus{}a_1)^2\plus{}(a_1\minus{}a_2)^2\plus{}\dots\plus{}(a_{2007}\minus{}a_{2008})^2\plus{}a_{2008}^2\equal{}2008$
Prove that for numbers $a,b,c$ in the interval $[0,1]$, \[\frac{a}{b+c+1}+\frac{b}{c+a+1}+\frac{c}{a+b+1}+(1-a)(1-b)(1-c) \le 1.\]
If $a,b,c$ are real positive numbers prove that the inequality holds:
\[ \frac{\sqrt{a^3+b^3}}{a^2+b^2}+\frac{\sqrt{b^3+c^3}}{b^2+c^2}+\frac{\sqrt{c^3+a^3}}{c^2+a^2} \ge \frac{6(ab+bc+ac)}{(a+b+c)\sqrt{(a+b)(b+c)(c+a)}} \]
A Mediterranean polynomial has only real roots and it is of the form
\[ P(x) = x^{10}-20x^9+135x^8+a_7x^7+a_6x^6+a_5x^5+a_4x^4+a_3x^3+a_2x^2+a_1x+a_0 \] with real coefficients $a_0\ldots,a_7$. Determine the largest real number that occurs as a root of some Mediterranean polynomial.
[i](Proposed by Gerhard Woeginger, Austria)[/i]
Determine all quadruples $(a, b, c, d)$ of real numbers satisfying the equation
\[256a^3b^3c^3d^3 = (a^6+b^2+c^2+d^2)(a^2+b^6+c^2+d^2)(a^2+b^2+c^6+d^2)(a^2+b^2+c^2+d^6).\]
Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers such that $ab+bc+ca\le 3abc$. Prove that
\[\sqrt{\frac{a^2+b^2}{a+b}}+\sqrt{\frac{b^2+c^2}{b+c}}+\sqrt{\frac{c^2+a^2}{c+a}}+3\le \sqrt{2} (\sqrt{a+b}+\sqrt{b+c}+\sqrt{c+a})\]
Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers. Prove the inequality
\[\frac{a^2}{b}+\frac{b^2}{c}+\frac{c^2}{a}\geq a+b+c+\frac{4(a-b)^2}{a+b+c}.\]
When does equality occur?