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Let $\mathbb{R}^+ = (0, \infty)$ be the set of all positive real numbers. Find all functions $f : \mathbb{R}^+ \to \mathbb{R}^+$ and polynomials $P(x)$ with non-negative real coefficients such that $P(0) = 0$ which satisfy the equality $f(f(x) + P(y)) = f(x - y) + 2y$ for all real numbers $x > y > 0$. [i]Proposed by Sardor Gafforov, Uzbekistan[/i]
Let $ x,y,z$ be positive real numbers,satisfying equality $ x^{2}\plus{}y^{2}\plus{}z^{2}\equal{}25$. Find the minimal possible value of the expression $ \frac{xy}{z} \plus{} \frac{yz}{x} \plus{} \frac{zx}{y}$.
Let $a_1, a_2, a_3, b_1, b_2, b_3$ be positive real numbers. Prove that \[(a_1b_2 + a_2b_1 + a_1b_3 + a_3b_1 + a_2b_3 + a_3b_2)^2 \geq 4(a_1a_2 + a_2a_3 + a_3a_1)(b_1b_2 + b_2b_3 + b_3b_1)\] and show that the two sides of the inequality are equal if and only if $\frac{a_1}{b_1} = \frac{a_2}{b_2} = \frac{a_3}{b_3}.$
If $a,b,c$ are nonnegative real numbers, then \[{ 3(a^2+b^2+c^2) \geq (a+b+c)(\sqrt{ab}+\sqrt{bc}+\sqrt{ca})+(a-b)^2+(b-c)^2+(c-a)^2 \geq (a+b+c)^2.}\]
Let $f : \{ 1, 2, 3, \dots \} \to \{ 2, 3, \dots \}$ be a function such that $f(m + n) | f(m) + f(n) $ for all pairs $m,n$ of positive integers. Prove that there exists a positive integer $c > 1$ which divides all values of $f$.
Find the smallest positive integer $k$ for which there exists a colouring of the positive integers $\mathbb{Z}_{>0}$ with $k$ colours and a function $f:\mathbb{Z}_{>0}\to \mathbb{Z}_{>0}$ with the following two properties: $(i)$ For all positive integers $m,n$ of the same colour, $f(m+n)=f(m)+f(n).$ $(ii)$ There are positive integers $m,n$ such that $f(m+n)\ne f(m)+f(n).$ [i]In a colouring of $\mathbb{Z}_{>0}$ with $k$ colours, every integer is coloured in exactly one of the $k$ colours. In both $(i)$ and $(ii)$ the positive integers $m,n$ are not necessarily distinct.[/i]
Let $a, b, c$ and $d$ be positive real numbers. Prove that $$\frac{a - b}{b + c}+\frac{b - c}{c + d}+\frac{c - d}{d + a} +\frac{d - a}{a + b } \ge 0 $$
Let $P(x)=x^n+a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+\cdots+a_0$ be a polynomial of degree $n\geq 3.$ Knowing that $a_{n-1}=-\binom{n}{1}$ and $a_{n-2}=\binom{n}{2},$ and that all the roots of $P$ are real, find the remaining coefficients. Note that $\binom{n}{r}=\frac{n!}{(n-r)!r!}.$
Find all functions $f: \mathbb R^{+} \to \mathbb R^{+}$ satisfying \begin{align*} f(f(x)+y) = f(y) + x, \qquad \text{for all } x,y \in \mathbb R^{+}. \end{align*} Note that $\mathbb R^{+}$ is the set of all positive real numbers.
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $\angle A = 90^o$ and let $P$ be a point on the hypotenuse $BC$. Prove that $$\frac{AB^2}{PC}+\frac{AC^2}{PB} \ge \frac{BC^3}{PA^2 + PB \cdot PC}$$
Let $a_1,a_2,...,a_{2007}$ be real number such that $ a_1+a_2+...+a_{2007}\geq 2007^{2}$ and $a_1^{2}+a_2^{2}+...+a_{2007}^{2}\leq 2007^{3}-1 $. Prove that $ a_k\in[2006;2008]$ for all $k\in\left \{ 1,2,...,2007 \right \}$
For a given positive integer $n\ge 2$, suppose positive integers $a_i$ where $1\le i\le n$ satisfy $a_1<a_2<\ldots <a_n$ and $\sum_{i=1}^n \frac{1}{a_i}\le 1$. Prove that, for any real number $x$, the following inequality holds \[\left(\sum_{i=1}^n\frac{1}{a_i^2+x^2}\right)^2\le\frac{1}{2}\cdot\frac{1}{a_1(a_1-1)+x^2} \] [i]Li Shenghong[/i]
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 $\frac{BC} {PQ} + \frac{CA} {QR} + \frac{AB} {RP} \geq 6$.
For $ f(x)\equal{}1\minus{}\sin x$, let $ g(x)\equal{}\int_0^x (x\minus{}t)f(t)\ dt.$ Show that $ g(x\plus{}y)\plus{}g(x\minus{}y)\geq 2g(x)$ for any real numbers $ x,\ y.$
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \mapsto \mathbb{R}$ such that $$f(x)f\left(yf(x)-1\right)=x^2f(y)-f(x),$$for all $x,y \in \mathbb{R}$.
Let $\mathbb{R}_{>0}$ be the set of all positive real numbers. Find all strictly monotone (increasing or decreasing) functions $f:\mathbb{R}_{>0} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that there exists a two-variable polynomial $P(x, y)$ with real coefficients satisfying $$ f(xy)=P(f(x), f(y)) $$ for all $x, y\in\mathbb{R}_{>0}$.\\ [i]Proposed by Navid Safaei, Iran[/i]
Let $r_{1},r_{2},\ldots ,r_{n}$ be real numbers greater than or equal to 1. Prove that \[ \frac{1}{r_{1} + 1} + \frac{1}{r_{2} + 1} + \cdots +\frac{1}{r_{n}+1} \geq \frac{n}{ \sqrt[n]{r_{1}r_{2} \cdots r_{n}}+1}. \]
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{R}\to [0;+\infty)$ such that: \[f(x^2+y^2)=f(x^2-y^2)+f(2xy)\] for all real numbers $x$ and $y$. [i]Laurentiu Panaitopol[/i]
Let $a_i, b_i$ ($1 \le i \le n$, $n \ge 2$) be positive real numbers such that $\sum_{i=1}^n a_i = \sum_{i=1}^n b_i$. Prove that $\sum_{i=1}^n \frac{(a_{i+1}+b_{i+1})^2}{n(a_i-b_i)^2+4(n-1)\sum_{j=1}^n a_jb_j} \ge \frac{1}{n-1}$
Find all $f$ functions from real numbers to itself such that for all real numbers $x,y$ the equation \[f(f(y)+x^2+1)+2x=y+(f(x+1))^2\] holds.
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]
Let $Z$ be the set of all integers. Find all the function $f: Z->Z$ such that $f(4x+3y)=f(3x+y)+f(x+2y)$ For all integers $x,y$
If $x,y,z > 0, k>2$ and $a=x+ky+kz, b=kx+y+kz, c=kx+ky+z$, show that $\frac{x}{a} + \frac{y}{b} + \frac{z}{c} \ge \frac{3}{2k+1}$.
Find the smallest natural number $k$ such that the system of equations $$x+y+z=x^2+y^2+z^2=\dots=x^k+y^k+z^k $$ has only one solution for positive real numbers $x$, $y$ and $z$.
Let $x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n$ be real numbers satisfying $x_1^2+x_2^2+\ldots+x_n^2=1$. Prove that for every integer $k\ge2$ there are integers $a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n$, not all zero, such that $|a_i|\le k-1$ for all $i$, and $|a_1x_1+a_2x_2+\ldots+a_nx_n|\le{(k-1)\sqrt n\over k^n-1}$.