Olympiad problems

2004 China Western Mathematical Olympiad, 4

Suppose that $ a$, $ b$, $ c$ are positive real numbers, prove that \[ 1 < \frac {a}{\sqrt {a^{2} \plus{} b^{2}}} \plus{} \frac {b}{\sqrt {b^{2} \plus{} c^{2}}} \plus{} \frac {c}{\sqrt {c^{2} \plus{} a^{2}}}\leq\frac {3\sqrt {2}}{2} \]

2008 China Team Selection Test, 5

Tags: function , inequalities , cauchy inequality , algebra

For two given positive integers $ m,n > 1$, let $ a_{ij} (i = 1,2,\cdots,n, \; j = 1,2,\cdots,m)$ be nonnegative real numbers, not all zero, find the maximum and the minimum values of $ f$, where \[ f = \frac {n\sum_{i = 1}^{n}(\sum_{j = 1}^{m}a_{ij})^2 + m\sum_{j = 1}^{m}(\sum_{i= 1}^{n}a_{ij})^2}{(\sum_{i = 1}^{n}\sum_{j = 1}^{m}a_{ij})^2 + mn\sum_{i = 1}^{n}\sum_{j=1}^{m}a_{ij}^2}. \]

2010 Postal Coaching, 4

Tags: geometry , cauchy inequality , inequalities

$\triangle ABC$ has semiperimeter $s$ and area $F$ . A square $P QRS$ with side length $x$ is inscribed in $ABC$ with $P$ and $Q$ on $BC$, $R$ on $AC$, and $S$ on $AB$. Similarly, $y$ and $z$ are the sides of squares two vertices of which lie on $AC$ and $AB$, respectively. Prove that \[\frac 1x +\frac 1y + \frac 1z \le \frac{s(2+\sqrt3)}{2F}\]

2011 Middle European Mathematical Olympiad, 2

Tags: cauchy inequality , inequalities

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 \[\frac{\sqrt a + \sqrt b+\sqrt c}{2} \geq \frac{1}{\sqrt a}+\frac{1}{\sqrt b}+\frac{1}{\sqrt c}.\]