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For positive real numbers $a,b$ and $c$ we have $a+b+c=3$. Prove $\frac{a}{1+(b+c)^2}+\frac{b}{1+(a+c)^2}+\frac{c}{1+(a+b)^2}\le \frac{3(a^2+b^2+c^2)}{a^2+b^2+c^2+12abc}$. [i]proposed by Mohammad Ahmadi[/i]
If $ a,b,c>0, $ then $ \sum_{\text{cyc}} \frac{a}{2a+b+c}\le 3/4. $
$\boxed{\text{A3}}$If $a,b$ be positive real numbers, show that:$$ \displaystyle{\sqrt{\dfrac{a^2+ab+b^2}{3}}+\sqrt{ab}\leq a+b}$$
Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers for which $a+b+c=3$. Prove the inequality \[\frac{a^3+2}{b+2}+\frac{b^3+2}{c+2}+\frac{c^3+2}{a+2}\ge3\]
Let $a$, $b$, $c$ and $d$ positive real numbers with $a > c$ and $b < d$. Assume that \[a + \sqrt{b} \ge c + \sqrt{d} \qquad \text{and} \qquad \sqrt{a} + b \le \sqrt{c} + d\] Prove that $a + b + c + d > 1$. [i]Proposed by Victor Domínguez[/i]
Let $a,b,c,x,y,z$ be positive real numbers, such that $a+b+c=xyz=1$ Prove that: $$ \frac{x^2}{3a+2}+\frac{y^2}{3b+2}+\frac{z^2}{3c+2} \ge 1 $$ When does equality hold?
Find the point in the closed unit disc $D=\{ (x,y) | x^2+y^2\le 1 \}$ at which the function $f(x,y)=x+y$ attains its maximum .
Let $a,b$ be positive real numbers.Prove that $(1+a)^{8}+(1+b)^{8}\geq 128ab(a+b)^{2}$.
Determine all real numbers a for which there exists positive reals $x_{1}, \ldots, x_{5}$ which satisfy the relations $ \sum_{k=1}^{5} kx_{k}=a,$ $ \sum_{k=1}^{5} k^{3}x_{k}=a^{2},$ $ \sum_{k=1}^{5} k^{5}x_{k}=a^{3}.$
Find the largest real number $c$ such that \[\sum_{i=1}^{101}x_i^2\geq cM^2\] whenever $x_1,\ldots,x_{101}$ are real numbers such that $x_1+\cdots+x_{101}=0$ and $M$ is the median of $x_1,\ldots,x_{101}$.
Find all functions $f:\mathbb Q\to\mathbb Q$ such that for all $x,y,z,w\in\mathbb Q$, $$f(f(xyzw)+x+y)+f(z)+f(w)=f(f(xyzw)+z+w)+f(x)+f(y).$$
$a,b,c,d$ are positive reals with sum $1$. Show that $\frac{a^2}{a+b}+\frac{b^2}{b+c}+\frac{c^2}{c+d}+\frac{d^2}{d+a} \ge \frac{1}{2}$ with equality iff $a=b=c=d=\frac{1}{4}$.
Let $N_0=\{0, 1, 2 \cdots \}$. Find all functions: $N_0 \to N_0$ such that: (1) $f(n) < f(n+1)$, all $n \in N_0$; (2) $f(2)=2$; (3) $f(mn)=f(m)f(n)$, all $m, n \in N_0$.
If $x, y, z$ are positive real numbers find the minimum value of $$2\sqrt{(x+y+z) \left( \frac{1}{x}+ \frac{1}{y} + \frac{1}{z} \right)} - \sqrt{ \left( 1+ \frac{x}{y} \right) \left( 1+ \frac{y}{z} \right)}$$
Let $ ABC$ be a triangle the lengths of whose sides $ BC,CA,AB,$ respectively, are denoted by $ a,b,$ and $ c$. Let the internal bisectors of the angles $ \angle BAC, \angle ABC, \angle BCA,$ respectively, meet the sides $ BC,CA,$ and $ AB$ at $ D,E,$ and $ F$. Denote the lengths of the line segments $ AD,BE,CF$ by $ d,e,$ and $ f$, respectively. Prove that: $ def\equal{}\frac{4abc(a\plus{}b\plus{}c) \Delta}{(a\plus{}b)(b\plus{}c)(c\plus{}a)}$ where $ \Delta$ stands for the area of the triangle $ ABC$.
Let $P_0,P_1,P_2,\ldots$ be a sequence of convex polygons such that, for each $k\ge0$, the vertices of $P_{k+1}$ are the midpoints of all sides of $P_k$. Prove that there exists a unique point lying inside all these polygons.
Let $ a,b,c$ positive reals such that $ ab \plus{} bc \plus{} ca \equal{} 3$, show that: $ \displaystyle a^2 \plus{} b^2 \plus{} c^2 \plus{} 3 \ge \frac {a(3 \plus{} bc)^2}{(c \plus{} b)(b^2 \plus{} 3)} \plus{} \frac {b(3 \plus{} ca)^2}{(a \plus{} c)(c^2 \plus{} 3)} \plus{} \frac {c(3 \plus{} ab)^2}{(b \plus{} a)(a^2 \plus{} 3)}$ ([i]Anass BenTaleb, Ali Ben Bari High School - Taza,Morocco[/i])
Let $ a, b, c>0 $ such that $ ab+bc+ca=3 $. Prove that \[ \sum_{cyc} { \frac{ (a+b)^{3} }{ {(2(a+b)(a^2 + b^2))}^{\frac{1}{3}}} \ge 12 }\]
Suppose that $a,b,c$ are real numbers in the interval $[-1,1]$ such that $1 + 2abc \geq a^2+b^2+c^2$. Prove that $1+2(abc)^n \geq a^{2n} + b^{2n} + c^{2n}$ for all positive integers $n$.
Find all functions $f: \mathbb R^+ \rightarrow \mathbb R^+$ satisfying the following condition: for any three distinct real numbers $a,b,c$, a triangle can be formed with side lengths $a,b,c$, if and only if a triangle can be formed with side lengths $f(a),f(b),f(c)$.
Let $\displaystyle {x_i> 1, \forall i \in \left \{1, 2, 3, \ldots, 2011 \right \}}$. Show that:$$\displaystyle{\frac{x^2_1}{x_2-1}+\frac{x^2_2}{x_3-1}+\frac{x^2_3}{x_4-1}+\ldots+\frac{x^2_{2010}}{x_{2011}-1}+\frac{x^2_{2011}}{x_1-1}\geq 8044}$$ When the equality holds?
Let $a,b,c$ be positive reals such that $a+b+c=ab+bc+ca$. Prove that \[ (a+b)^{ab-bc}(b+c)^{bc-ca}(c+a)^{ca-ab} \ge a^{ca}b^{ab}c^{bc}. \][i]Proposed by Sammy Luo[/i]
Let $a,b,c > 0$ and $ab+bc+ca = 1$. Prove that: \[ \sqrt {a^3 + a} + \sqrt {b^3 + b} + \sqrt {c^3 + c}\geq2\sqrt {a + b + c}. \]
Let $ a_1,a_2,\dots$ be sequence of real numbers such that $ a_1\equal{}1$, $ a_2\equal{}\dfrac{4}{3}$, and \[ a_{n\plus{}1}\equal{}\sqrt{1\plus{}a_na_{n\minus{}1}}, \quad \forall n \ge 2.\] Prove that for all $ n \ge 2$, \[ a_n^2>a_{n\minus{}1}^2\plus{}\dfrac{1}{2}\] and \[ 1\plus{}\dfrac{1}{a_1}\plus{}\dfrac{1}{a_2}\plus{}\dots\plus{}\dfrac{1}{a_n}>2a_n.\] [i]Fajar Yuliawan, Bandung[/i]
Complex numbers ${x_i},{y_i}$ satisfy $\left| {{x_i}} \right| = \left| {{y_i}} \right| = 1$ for $i=1,2,\ldots ,n$. Let $x=\frac{1}{n}\sum\limits_{i=1}^n{{x_i}}$, $y=\frac{1}{n}\sum\limits_{i=1}^n{{y_i}}$ and $z_i=x{y_i}+y{x_i}-{x_i}{y_i}$. Prove that $\sum\limits_{i=1}^n{\left| {{z_i}}\right|}\leqslant n$.