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Let $ a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_{100}$ be nonnegative real numbers such that $ a^2_1 \plus{} a^2_2 \plus{} \ldots \plus{} a^2_{100} \equal{} 1.$ Prove that \[ a^2_1 \cdot a_2 \plus{} a^2_2 \cdot a_3 \plus{} \ldots \plus{} a^2_{100} \cdot a_1 < \frac {12}{25}. \] [i]Author: Marcin Kuzma, Poland[/i]
$a,b,c$ are positive real numbers. prove the following inequality: $\frac{1}{a^2}+\frac{1}{b^2}+\frac{1}{c^2}+\frac{1}{(a+b+c)^2}\ge \frac{7}{25}(\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}+\frac{1}{a+b+c})^2$ (20 points)
If $a$, $b$, $c$ are positive reals such that $a+b+c=1$, prove that \[\frac{1+a}{1-a}+\frac{1+b}{1-b}+\frac{1+c}{1-c}\leq 2\left(\frac{b}{a}+\frac{c}{b}+\frac{a}{c}\right).\]
Consider in the plane a finite set of segments such that the sum of their lengths is less than $\sqrt{2}$. Prove that there exists an infinite unit square grid covering the plane such that the lines defining the grid do not intersect any of the segments. [i]Vasile Pop[/i]
Find the largest possible real part of \[(75+117i)z+\frac{96+144i}{z}\] where $z$ is a complex number with $|z|=4$.
Let $a, b, c$, and $d$ be real numbers such that $a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + d^2 = 3a + 8b + 24c + 37d = 2018$. Evaluate $3b + 8c + 24d + 37a$.
Let $n > 1$ be an integer and let $a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n$ be integers such that $n \mid a_i-i$ for all integers $1 \leq i \leq n$. Prove there exists an infinite sequence $b_1,b_2, \ldots$ such that [list] [*] $b_k\in\{a_1,a_2,\ldots, a_n\}$ for all positive integers $k$, and [*] $\sum\limits_{k=1}^{\infty}\frac{b_k}{n^k}$ is an integer. [/list]
Consider triangle $P_1P_2P_3$ and a point $p$ within the triangle. Lines $P_1P, P_2P, P_3P$ intersect the opposite sides in points $Q_1, Q_2, Q_3$ respectively. Prove that, of the numbers \[ \dfrac{P_1P}{PQ_1}, \dfrac{P_2P}{PQ_2}, \dfrac{P_3P}{PQ_3} \] at least one is $\leq 2$ and at least one is $\geq 2$
Calculate \[\oint_{|z|=2}\frac{dz}{\sqrt{1+z^{10}}}\]
Cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$ has $AC\perp BD$, $AB+CD=12$, and $BC+AD=13$. FInd the greatest possible area of $ABCD$.
let $x,y,z$ be positive reals , such that $x+y+z=1399$ find the $$\max( [x]y + [y]z + [z]x ) $$ ( $[a]$ is the biggest integer not exceeding $a$)
Find all the real numbers $a$ and $b$ that satisfy the relation $2(a^2 + 1)(b^2 + 1) = (a + 1)(b + 1)(ab + 1)$
Prove the inequality: \[\sum_{i < j}{\frac {a_{i}a_{j}}{a_{i} \plus{} a_{j}}}\leq \frac {n}{2(a_{1} \plus{} a_{2} \plus{}\cdots \plus{} a_{n})}\cdot \sum_{i < j}{a_{i}a_{j}}\] for positive reals $ a_{1},a_{2},\ldots,a_{n}$. [i]Proposed by Dusan Dukic, Serbia[/i]
Let $\sum_{n=1}^\infty a_n$ be a divergent series with positive nonincreasing terms. Prove that the series $$\sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{a_n}{1+na_n}$$diverges.
If $a_1, a_2, \ldots , a_n$ are positive integers and $k = \max\{a_1, \ldots, a_n\}$, $t = \min\{a_1,\ldots, a_n\}$, prove the inequality \[\left(\frac{a_1^2+a_2^2+\cdots+a_n^2}{a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_n}\right)^{\frac{kn}{t}} \geq a_1a_2\cdots a_n.\] When does equality hold?
If $a,b,c$ are positive numbers, prove the inequality $$\frac{a^2}{(a+b)(a+c)}+\frac{b^2}{(b+c)(b+a)}+\frac{c^2}{(c+a)(c+b)}\ge\frac34.$$
Let $0 < a, b, c < 1$ with $ab + bc + ca = 1$. Prove that \[\frac{a}{1-a^2} + \frac{b}{1-b^2} + \frac{c}{1-c^2} \geq \frac {3 \sqrt{3}}{2}.\] Determine when equality holds.
Let $a$, $b$, $c$ be positive real numbers with $abc \leq a+b+c$. Show that \[ a^2 + b^2 + c^2 \geq \sqrt 3 abc. \] [i]Cristinel Mortici, Romania[/i]
Let $a, b, c$ be positive numbers with the sum $1$. Prove the inequality \[\frac{1}{1-a}+\frac{1}{1-b}+\frac{1}{1-c} \geq \frac{2}{1+a}+\frac{2}{1+b}+\frac{2}{1+c}.\]
Let $h_a, h_b, h_c$ be the lengths of the altitudes of a triangle $ABC$ from $A, B, C$ respectively. Let $P$ be any point inside the triangle. Show that \[\frac{PA}{h_b+h_c} + \frac{PB}{h_a+h_c} + \frac{PC}{h_a+h_b} \ge 1.\]
Let $n\ge 3$ be an integer, and let $a_2,a_3,\ldots ,a_n$ be positive real numbers such that $a_{2}a_{3}\cdots a_{n}=1$. Prove that \[(1 + a_2)^2 (1 + a_3)^3 \dotsm (1 + a_n)^n > n^n.\] [i]Proposed by Angelo Di Pasquale, Australia[/i]
Find the maximum value of $$\int^1_0|f'(x)|^2|f(x)|\frac1{\sqrt x}dx$$over all continuously differentiable functions $f:[0,1]\to\mathbb R$ with $f(0)=0$ and $$\int^1_0|f'(x)|^2dx\le1.$$
Determine the largest real number $c$ such that for any $2017$ real numbers $x_1, x_2, \dots, x_{2017}$, the inequality $$\sum_{i=1}^{2016}x_i(x_i+x_{i+1})\ge c\cdot x^2_{2017}$$ holds.
Solve the system of equations in real numbers: \[ \begin{cases} x-y+z-w=2 \\ x^2-y^2+z^2-w^2=6 \\ x^3-y^3+z^3-w^3=20 \\ x^4-y^4+z^4-w^4=66 \end{cases} \]
$\{a,b,c\}\subset\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt6},+\infty\right)$ such that $a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}=1.$ Prove that $\frac{1+a^{2}}{\sqrt{2a^{2}+3ab-c^{2}}}+\frac{1+b^{2}}{\sqrt{2b^{2}+3bc-a^{2}}}+\frac{1+c^{2}}{\sqrt{2c^{2}+3ca-b^{2}}}\ge2(a+b+c).$