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Let the three roots of $x^3+ax+1=0$ be $\alpha,\beta,\gamma$ where $a$ is a positive real number. Let the three roots of $x^3+bx^2+cx-1=0$ be $\frac{\alpha}{\beta},\frac{\beta}{\gamma},\frac{\gamma}{\alpha}$. Find the minimum value of $\dfrac{|b|+|c|}{a}$.
Given an integer $n \geq2$ and real numbers $a,b$ such that $0<a<b$. Let $x_1,x_2,\ldots, x_n\in [a,b]$ be real numbers. Find the maximum value of $$\frac{\frac{x^2_1}{x_2}+\frac{x^2_2}{x_3}+\cdots+\frac{x^2_{n-1}}{x_n}+\frac{x^2_n}{x_1}}{x_1+x_2+\cdots +x_{n-1}+x_n}.$$
Let $a,b,c,d$ be positive real numbers. Prove that \[(\frac{a}{a+b})^{5}+(\frac{b}{b+c})^{5}+(\frac{c}{c+d})^{5}+(\frac{d}{d+a})^{5}\ge \frac{1}{8}\]
Find the values of $x,y$ for which $x^2+y^2$ takes the minimum value where $(x+5)^2+(y-12)^2=14$.
Let $ X$ be a set of 10,000 integers, none of them is divisible by 47. Prove that there exists a 2007-element subset $ Y$ of $ X$ such that $ a \minus{} b \plus{} c \minus{} d \plus{} e$ is not divisible by 47 for any $ a,b,c,d,e \in Y.$ [i]Author: Gerhard Wöginger, Netherlands[/i]
Let $ S$ be the set of nonnegative real numbers. Find all functions $ f: S\rightarrow S$ which satisfy $ f(x\plus{}y\minus{}z)\plus{}f(2\sqrt{xz})\plus{}f(2\sqrt{yz})\equal{}f(x\plus{}y\plus{}z)$ for all nonnegative $ x,y,z$ with $ x\plus{}y\ge z$.
Let $a$, $b$, $c$ be positive real numbers such that $ab+bc+ca\leq 3abc$. Prove that \[\sqrt{\frac{a^2+b^2}{a+b}}+\sqrt{\frac{b^2+c^2}{b+c}}+\sqrt{\frac{c^2+a^2}{c+a}}+3\leq \sqrt{2}\left(\sqrt{a+b}+\sqrt{b+c}+\sqrt{c+a}\right)\] [i]Proposed by Dzianis Pirshtuk, Belarus[/i]
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]
Show that $\frac{(x + y + z)^2}{3} \ge x\sqrt{yz} + y\sqrt{zx} + z\sqrt{xy}$ for all non-negative reals $x, y, z$.
Prove that for $\forall$ $x,y,z\in \mathbb{R}^+$ the following inequality is true: $\frac{x}{y+z}+\frac{25y}{z+x}+\frac{4z}{x+y}>2$.
Find the maximal value of the following expression, if $a,b,c$ are nonnegative and $a+b+c=1$. \[ \frac{1}{a^2 -4a+9} + \frac {1}{b^2 -4b+9} + \frac{1}{c^2 -4c+9} \]
For two given positive integers $ m,n > 1$, let $ a_{ij} (i = 1,2,\cdots,n, \; j = 1,2,\cdots,m)$ be nonnegative real numbers, not all zero, find the maximum and the minimum values of $ f$, where \[ f = \frac {n\sum_{i = 1}^{n}(\sum_{j = 1}^{m}a_{ij})^2 + m\sum_{j = 1}^{m}(\sum_{i= 1}^{n}a_{ij})^2}{(\sum_{i = 1}^{n}\sum_{j = 1}^{m}a_{ij})^2 + mn\sum_{i = 1}^{n}\sum_{j=1}^{m}a_{ij}^2}. \]
Given is a function $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that $|f(x+y)-f(x)-f(y)|\leq 1$. Prove the existence of an additive function $g:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ (that is $g(x+y)=g(x)+g(y)$) such that $|f(x)-g(x)|\leq 1$ for any $x \in \mathbb{R}$
Find all functions $ f : \mathbb R \rightarrow \mathbb R$ such that $ (x \plus{} y)(f(x) \minus{} f(y)) \equal{} (x \minus{}y)f(x \plus{} y)$ for all $ x, y\in \mathbb R$
Let $a, b, x, y$ be positive real numbers such that $a+b=1$. Prove that $\frac{1}{\frac{a}{x}+\frac{b}{y}}\leq ax+by$ and find when equality holds.
Let $x,y,z$ be positive numebrs such that $x+y+z\le x^3+y^3+z^3$. Is it true that a) $x^2+y^2+z^2 \le x^3+y^3+z^3$ ? b) $x+y+z\le x^2+y^2+z^2$ ?
Let $x$, $y$, $z$ be positive real numbers and $x+y+z=1$. Prove that $\sqrt{xy+z}+\sqrt{yz+x}+\sqrt{zx+y} \ge 1+\sqrt{xy}+\sqrt{yz}+\sqrt{zx}$.
Let \[ I(R)=\iint\limits_{x^2+y^2 \le R^2}\left(\frac{1+2x^2}{1+x^4+6x^2y^2+y^4}-\frac{1+y^2}{2+x^4+y^4}\right) dx dy. \] Find \[ \lim_{R \to \infty}I(R), \] or show that this limit does not exist.
Point $O$ is inside triangle $ABC$ such that $\angle AOB = \angle BOC = \angle COA = 120^\circ .$ Prove that \[\frac{AO^2}{BC}+\frac{BO^2}{CA}+\frac{CO^2}{AB} \geq \frac{AO+BO+CO}{\sqrt 3}.\]
Reals $a,b,c,x,y$ satisfies $a^2+b^2+c^2+x^2+y^2=1$. Find the maximum value of $$(ax+by)^2+(bx+cy)^2$$
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 $\frac{BC} {PQ} + \frac{CA} {QR} + \frac{AB} {RP} \geq 6$.
Suppose $A\subseteq \mathbb R^m$ is closed and non-empty. Let $f:A\to A$ is a lipchitz function with constant less than 1. (ie there exist $c<1$ that $|f(x)-f(y)|<c|x-y|,\ \forall x,y \in A)$. Prove that there exists a unique point $x\in A$ such that $f(x)=x$.
Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ such that $$f\left(x^3+f(y)\right)=x^2f(x)+y,$$for all $x,y\in\mathbb{R}.$ (Here $\mathbb{R}$ denotes the set of all real numbers.)
Let $\,{\mathbb{R}}\,$ denote the set of all real numbers. Find all functions $\,f: {\mathbb{R}}\rightarrow {\mathbb{R}}\,$ such that \[ f\left( x^{2}+f(y)\right) =y+\left( f(x)\right) ^{2}\hspace{0.2in}\text{for all}\,x,y\in \mathbb{R}. \]