Found problems: 1671
Let $ a,b,c$ be positive real numbers such that $ ab\plus{}bc\plus{}ca\equal{}3$. Prove that
\[ \frac 1{1\plus{}a^2(b\plus{}c)} \plus{} \frac 1{1\plus{}b^2(c\plus{}a)} \plus{} \frac 1 {1\plus{}c^2(a\plus{}b) } \leq \frac 3 {1\plus{}2abc} .\]
Prove that if \( a \), \( b \), and \( c \) are positive real numbers, then the following inequality holds:
\[
\frac{a + 3c}{a + b} + \frac{c + 3a}{b + c} + \frac{4b}{c + a} \geq 6.
\]
Let $x_1,x_2,\ldots, x_{10}$ be non-negative real numbers such that $\frac{x_1}{1}+ \frac{x_2}{2} +\cdots+ \frac{x_{10}}{10}$ $\leq9$. Find the maximum possible value of $\frac{{x_1}^2}{1}+\frac{{x_2}^2}{2}+\cdots+\frac{{x_{10}}^2}{10}$.
$\boxed{\text{A1}}$Let $a,b,c$ be positive reals numbers such that $a+b+c=1$.Prove that $2(a^2+b^2+c^2)\ge \frac{1}{9}+15abc$
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.)
Find all real numbers $a, b, c$ that satisfy
$$ 2a - b =a^2b, \qquad 2b-c = b^2 c, \qquad 2c-a= c^2 a.$$
[b]a)[/b] For $ a,b\ge 0 $ and $ x,y>0, $ show that:
$$ \frac{a^3}{x^2} +\frac{b^3}{y^2}\ge \frac{(a+b)^3}{(x+y)^2} . $$
[b]b)[/b] For $ a,b,c\ge 0 $ and $ x,y,z>0 $ under the condition $ a+b+c=x+y+z, $ prove that:
$$ \frac{a^3}{x^2} +\frac{b^3}{y^2} +\frac{c^3}{z^2} \ge a+b+c. $$
p1. Given $N = 9 + 99 + 999 + ... +\underbrace{\hbox{9999...9}}_{\hbox{121\,\,numbers}}$. Determine the value of N.
p2. The triangle $ABC$ in the following picture is isosceles, with $AB = AC =90$ cm and $BC = 108$ cm. The points $P$ and $Q$ are located on $BC$, respectively such that $BP: PQ: QC = 1: 2: 1$. Points $S$ and $R$ are the midpoints of $AB$ and $AC$ respectively. From these two points draw a line perpendicular to $PR$ so that it intersects at $PR$ at points $M$ and $N$ respectively. Determine the length of $MN$.
[img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/7/1/e1d1c4e6f067df7efb69af264f5c8de5061a56.png[/img]
p3. If eight equilateral triangles with side $ 12$ cm are arranged as shown in the picture on the side, we get a octahedral net. Define the volume of the octahedron.
[img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/4/8/18cdb8b15aaf4d92f9732880784facf9348a84.png[/img]
p4. It is known that $a^2 + b^2 = 1$ and $x^2 + y^2 = 1$. Continue with the following algebraic process.
$(a^2 + b^2)(x^2 + y^2) – (ax + by)^2 = ...$
a. What relationship can be concluded between $ax + by$ and $1$?
b. Why?
p5. A set of questions consists of $3$ questions with a choice of answers True ($T$) or False ($F$), as well as $3$ multiple choice questions with answers $A, B, C$, or $D$. Someone answer all questions randomly. What is the probability that he is correct in only $2$ questions?
Let $P$ be a point chosen on the interior of side $\overline{BC}$ of triangle $\triangle ABC$ with side lengths $\overline{AB} = 10, \overline{BC} = 10, \overline{AC} = 12$. If $X$ and $Y$ are the feet of the perpendiculars from $P$ to the sides $AB$ and $AC$, then the minimum possible value of $PX^2 + PY^2$ can be expressed as $\frac{m}{n}$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n$.
[i]Proposed by Andrew Wen[/i]
Let $ P(x)$ be a polynomial with a non-negative coefficients. Prove that if the inequality $ P\left(\frac {1}{x}\right)P(x)\geq 1$ holds for $ x \equal{} 1$, then this inequality holds for each positive $ x$.
Suppose that $a_1,a_2,\dots a_n$ are real $(n>1)$ and $$A+ \sum_{i=1}^{n} a^2_i< \frac{1}{n-1} (\sum_{i=1}^{n} a_i)^2.$$ Prove that $A<2a_ia_j$ for $1\leq i<j\leq n.$
Let $a$, $b$ and $c$ be positive real numbers such that $a^2+b^2+c^2=3$. Prove the following inequality:
$\frac{a}{3c(a^2-ab+b^2)} + \frac{b}{3a(b^2-bc+c^2)} + \frac{c}{3b(c^2-ca+a^2)} \leq \frac{1}{abc}$
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
\[\frac{1}{x_1-x_0} + \frac{1}{x_2-x_1} + \dots + \frac{1}{x_n-x_{n-1}} \geq a \left( \frac{2}{x_1} + \frac{3}{x_2} + \dots + \frac{n+1}{x_n} \right)\]
Show that for positive reals $a, b, c, d$ we have
\[ \left(\dfrac{ab + ac + ad + bc + bd + cd}{6} \right)^3 \geq \left(\dfrac{abc + abd + acd + bcd}{4}\right)^2 \]
Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers such that $a+b+c=1$. Prove that
\[\frac {a}{b} + \frac {a}{c} + \frac {c}{b} + \frac {c}{a} + \frac {b}{c} + \frac {b}{a} + 6 \geq 2\sqrt{2}\left (\sqrt{\frac{1-a}{a}} + \sqrt{\frac{1-b}{b}} + \sqrt{\frac{1-c}{c}}\right ).\]
When does equality hold?
For all positive real numbers $x, y, z$, show that $ \frac{x(2x-y)}{y(2z+x)}+\frac{y(2y-z)}{z(2x+y)}+\frac{z(2z-x)}{x(2y+z)} \geq 1$ is true.
Determine all $4$-tuples $(a,b, c, d)$ of positive real numbers satisfying $a + b +c + d = 1$ and
$\max (\frac{a^2}{b},\frac{b^2}{a}) \cdot \max (\frac{c^2}{d},\frac{d^2}{c}) = (\min (a + b, c + d))^4$
Let $ a$, $ b$, $ c$ be positive real numbers such that $ a \plus{} b \plus{} c \equal{} 1$. Prove inequality:
\[ \frac{1}{bc \plus{} a \plus{} \frac{1}{a}} \plus{} \frac{1}{ac \plus{} b \plus{} \frac{1}{b}} \plus{} \frac{1}{ab \plus{} c \plus{} \frac{1}{c}} \leqslant \frac{27}{31}.\]
What is the least possible value of $ab + bc + ac$ such that $a^2 + b^2 + c^2 = 1$ where $a,b,c$ are real numbers?
$
\textbf{a)}\ -1
\qquad\textbf{b)}\ -\dfrac 12
\qquad\textbf{c)}\ -\dfrac 13
\qquad\textbf{d)}\ -\dfrac{1}{2\sqrt 2}
\qquad\textbf{e)}\ 0
$
Let $f(x)$ be a continuous function defined on $0\leq x\leq \pi$ and satisfies $f(0)=1$ and
\[\left\{\int_0^{\pi} (\sin x+\cos x)f(x)dx\right\}^2=\pi \int_0^{\pi}\{f(x)\}^2dx.\]
Evaluate $\int_0^{\pi} \{f(x)\}^3dx.$
Evan has $66000$ omons, particles that can cluster into groups of a perfect square number of omons. An omon in a cluster of $n^2$ omons has a potential energy of $\frac1n$. Evan accurately computes the sum of the potential energies of all the omons. Compute the smallest possible value of his result.
[i]Proposed by Michael Ren and Luke Robitaille[/i]
For a certain triangle all of its altitudes are integers whose sum is less than 20. If its Inradius is also an integer Find all possible values of area of the triangle.
Let $\,S\,$ be a finite set of points in three-dimensional space. Let $\,S_{x},\,S_{y},\,S_{z}\,$ be the sets consisting of the orthogonal projections of the points of $\,S\,$ onto the $yz$-plane, $zx$-plane, $xy$-plane, respectively. Prove that \[ \vert S\vert^{2}\leq \vert S_{x} \vert \cdot \vert S_{y} \vert \cdot \vert S_{z} \vert, \] where $\vert A \vert$ denotes the number of elements in the finite set $A$.
[hide="Note"] Note: The orthogonal projection of a point onto a plane is the foot of the perpendicular from that point to the plane. [/hide]
If $ab+\sqrt{ab+1}+\sqrt{a^2+b}\sqrt{a+b^2}=0$, find the value of $b\sqrt{a^2+b}+a\sqrt{b^2+a}$
What is the biggest shadow that a cube of side length $1$ can have, with the sun at its peak?
Note: "The biggest shadow of a figure with the sun at its peak" is understood to be the biggest possible area of the orthogonal projection of the figure on a plane.