Olympiad problems

2015 Mediterranean Mathematical Olympiad, 3

Tags: geometry , algebra , Mediterranean , Triangle , functional equation

In the Cartesian plane $\mathbb{R}^2,$ each triangle contains a Mediterranean point on its sides or in its interior, even if the triangle is degenerated into a segment or a point. The Mediterranean points have the following properties: [b](i)[/b] If a triangle is symmetric with respect to a line which passes through the origin $(0,0)$, then the Mediterranean point lies on this line. [b](ii)[/b] If the triangle $DEF$ contains the triangle $ABC$ and if the triangle $ABC$ contains the Mediterranean points $M$ of $DEF,$ then $M$ is the Mediterranean point of the triangle $ABC.$ Find all possible positions for the Mediterranean point of the triangle with vertices $(-3,5),\ (12,5),\ (3,11).$

2018 Mediterranean Mathematics OIympiad, 3

Tags: number theory , prime numbers , Mediterranean

An integer $a\ge1$ is called [i]Aegean[/i], if none of the numbers $a^{n+2}+3a^n+1$ with $n\ge1$ is prime. Prove that there are at least 500 Aegean integers in the set $\{1,2,\ldots,2018\}$. (Proposed by Gerhard Woeginger, Austria)

2020 Mediterranean Mathematics Olympiad, 3

Tags: algebra , inequalities , Mediterranean

Prove that all postive real numbers $a,b,c$ with $a+b+c=4$ satisfy the inequality $$\frac{ab}{\sqrt[4]{3c^2+16}}+ \frac{bc}{\sqrt[4]{3a^2+16}}+ \frac{ca}{\sqrt[4]{3b^2+16}} \le\frac43 \sqrt[4]{12}$$

2010 Contests, 2

Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed , Mediterranean , n-variable inequality

Given the positive real numbers $a_{1},a_{2},\dots,a_{n},$ such that $n>2$ and $a_{1}+a_{2}+\dots+a_{n}=1,$ prove that the inequality \[ \frac{a_{2}\cdot a_{3}\cdot\dots\cdot a_{n}}{a_{1}+n-2}+\frac{a_{1}\cdot a_{3}\cdot\dots\cdot a_{n}}{a_{2}+n-2}+\dots+\frac{a_{1}\cdot a_{2}\cdot\dots\cdot a_{n-1}}{a_{n}+n-2}\leq\frac{1}{\left(n-1\right)^{2}}\] does holds.

2010 Mediterranean Mathematics Olympiad, 2

Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed , Mediterranean , n-variable inequality

Given the positive real numbers $a_{1},a_{2},\dots,a_{n},$ such that $n>2$ and $a_{1}+a_{2}+\dots+a_{n}=1,$ prove that the inequality \[ \frac{a_{2}\cdot a_{3}\cdot\dots\cdot a_{n}}{a_{1}+n-2}+\frac{a_{1}\cdot a_{3}\cdot\dots\cdot a_{n}}{a_{2}+n-2}+\dots+\frac{a_{1}\cdot a_{2}\cdot\dots\cdot a_{n-1}}{a_{n}+n-2}\leq\frac{1}{\left(n-1\right)^{2}}\] does holds.

2018 Mediterranean Mathematics OIympiad, 4

Tags: combinatorics , numbers in a table , maximum , Mediterranean

Determine the largest integer $N$, for which there exists a $6\times N$ table $T$ that has the following properties: $*$ Every column contains the numbers $1,2,\ldots,6$ in some ordering. $*$ For any two columns $i\ne j$, there exists a row $r$ such that $T(r,i)= T(r,j)$. $*$ For any two columns $i\ne j$, there exists a row $s$ such that $T(s,i)\ne T(s,j)$. (Proposed by Gerhard Woeginger, Austria)