Found problems: 1671
Let \(a,b,c\) be positive real numbers such that \(\dfrac{ab}{1+bc}+\dfrac{bc}{1+ca}+\dfrac{ca}{1+ab}=1\). Prove that $$\dfrac{1}{a^3}+\dfrac{1}{b^3}+\dfrac{1}{c^3} \ge 6\sqrt{2}$$
Show that $\frac{(x + y + z)^2}{3} \ge x\sqrt{yz} + y\sqrt{zx} + z\sqrt{xy}$ for all non-negative reals $x, y, z$.
Let $x,y,z$ be three positive reals such that $xyz\geq 1$. Prove that
\[ \frac { x^5-x^2 }{x^5+y^2+z^2} + \frac {y^5-y^2}{x^2+y^5+z^2} + \frac {z^5-z^2}{x^2+y^2+z^5} \geq 0 . \]
[i]Hojoo Lee, Korea[/i]
Find all positive integers $n,k_1,\dots,k_n$ such that $k_1+\cdots+k_n=5n-4$ and
\[ \frac1{k_1}+\cdots+\frac1{k_n}=1. \]
Let $a, b, c$ be positive real numbers such that
\[\frac{a}{1+a}+\frac{b}{1+b}+\frac{c}{1+c}=2.\]
Prove that
\[\frac{\sqrt a + \sqrt b+\sqrt c}{2} \geq \frac{1}{\sqrt a}+\frac{1}{\sqrt b}+\frac{1}{\sqrt c}.\]
Find the greatest value of $M$ $\in \mathbb{R}$ such that the following inequality is true $\forall$ $x, y, z$ $\in \mathbb{R}$
$x^4+y^4+z^4+xyz(x+y+z)\geq M(xy+yz+zx)^2$.
Given three positive real numbers $ x$, $ y$, $ z$ such that $ x \plus{} y \plus{} z \equal{} 1$, prove that
$ \frac {xy}{\sqrt {xy \plus{} yz}} \plus{} \frac {yz}{\sqrt {yz \plus{} zx}} \plus{} \frac {zx}{\sqrt {zx \plus{} xy}} \le \frac {\sqrt {2}}{2}$.
Let $\{a_n\}$ be a sequence such that: $a_1 = \frac{1}{2}$, $a_{k+1}=-a_k+\frac{1}{2-a_k}$ for all $k = 1, 2,\ldots$. Prove that
\[ \left(\frac{n}{2(a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_n)}-1\right)^n \leq \left(\frac{a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_n}{n}\right)^n\left(\frac{1}{a_1}-1\right)\left(\frac{1}{a_2}-1\right)\cdots \left(\frac{1}{a_n}-1\right). \]
We have $2p-1$ integer numbers, where $p$ is a prime number. Prove that we can choose exactly $p$ numbers (from these $2p-1$ numbers) so that their sum is divisible by $p$.
Let $x, y, z$ be positive reals such that $xyz = 1$. Prove that $$\sum_{cyc} \frac{1}{\sqrt{x+2y+6}}\leq\sum_{cyc} \frac{x}{\sqrt{x^2+4\sqrt{y}+4\sqrt{z}}}.$$
Let $a, b, c$ be positive reals such that $abc=1$. Show that \[\frac{1}{a^5(b+2c)^2} + \frac{1}{b^5(c+2a)^2} + \frac{1}{c^5(a+2b)^2} \ge \frac{1}{3}.\]
Find all $x, y, z \in \left (0, \frac{1}{2}\right )$ such that
$$
\begin{cases}
(3 x^{2}+y^{2}) \sqrt{1-4 z^{2}} \geq z; \\
(3 y^{2}+z^{2}) \sqrt{1-4 x^{2}} \geq x; \\
(3 z^{2}+x^{2}) \sqrt{1-4 y^{2}} \geq y.
\end{cases}
$$
[i]Proposed by Ngo Van Trang, Vietnam[/i]
Prove that the roots of\[x^5 + ax^4 + bx^3 + cx^2 + dx + e = 0\] cannot all be real if $2a^2 < 5b$.
For the positive real numbers $ a,b,c$ prove the inequality
\[ \frac {c}{a \plus{} 2b} \plus{} \frac {a}{b \plus{} 2c} \plus{} \frac {b}{c \plus{} 2a}\ge1.
\]
Is there a solution of the Cauchy problem
\[x(x^2+y^2)\frac{\partial u}{\partial x}+y^3\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}=0,\;u|_{y=0}=1\]
in a neighbourhood of the point $(x_0,0)$ of the $x$-axis? Is it unique?
Find the maximum value of:
$E(a,b)=\frac{a+b}{(4a^2+3)(4b^2+3)}$
For $a,b$ real numbers.
For positive real numbers $a, b, c, d,$ satisfying the following conditions:
$a(c^2 - 1)=b(b^2+c^2)$ and $d \leq 1$, prove that : $d(a \sqrt{1-d^2} + b^2 \sqrt{1+d^2}) \leq \frac{(a+b)c}{2}$
Let be nonnegative real numbers $ a,b,c, $ holding the inequality: $ \sum_{\text{cyc}} \frac{a}{b+c+1} \le 1. $
Prove that $ \sum_{\text{cyc}} \frac{1}{b+c+1} \ge 1. $
Point $X$ is taken inside a regular $n$-gon of side length $a$. Let $h_1,h_2,...,h_n$ be the distances from $X$ to the lines defined by the sides of the $n$-gon. Prove that $\frac{1}{h_1}+\frac{1}{h_2}+...+\frac{1}{h_n}>\frac{2\pi}{a}$
Determine all functions $ f: \mathbb{R} \mapsto \mathbb{R}$ with $ x,y \in \mathbb{R}$ such that
\[ f(x \minus{} f(y)) \equal{} f(x\plus{}y) \plus{} f(y)\]
Let $a_{0,1}, a_{0,2}, . . . , a_{0, 2016}$ be positive real numbers. For $n\geq 0$ and $1 \leq k < 2016$ set $$a_{n+1,k} = a_{n,k} +\frac{1}{2a_{n,k+1}} \ \ \text{and} \ \ a_{n+1,2016} = a_{n,2016} +\frac{1}{2a_{n,1}}.$$
Show that $\max_{1\leq k \leq 2016} a_{2016,k} > 44.$
Prove that for all odd prime numbers $p$ there exist a natural number $m<p$ and integers $x_1, x_2, x_3$ such that:
\[mp=x_1^2+x_2^2+x_3^2.\]
Find all functions $f$ defined on the set of positive reals which take positive real values and satisfy: $f(xf(y))=yf(x)$ for all $x,y$; and $f(x)\to0$ as $x\to\infty$.
Let's consider the real numbers $x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4$ satisfying the condition
\[ \dfrac{1}{2}\le x_1^2+x_2^2+x_3^2+x_4^2\le 1 \]
Find the maximal and the minimal values of expression:
\[ A = (x_1 - 2 \cdot x_2 + x_3)^2 + (x_2 - 2 \cdot x_3 + x_4)^2 + (x_2 - 2 \cdot x_1)^2 + (x_3 - 2 \cdot x_4)^2 \]
Determine all functions $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that
$$ f(x^3) + f(y)^3 + f(z)^3 = 3xyz $$
for all real numbers $x$, $y$ and $z$ with $x+y+z=0$.