Olympiad problems

1978 IMO Shortlist, 11

A function $f : I \to \mathbb R$, defined on an interval $I$, is called concave if $f(\theta x + (1 - \theta)y) \geq \theta f(x) + (1 - \theta)f(y)$ for all $x, y \in I$ and $0 \leq \theta \leq 1$. Assume that the functions $f_1, \ldots , f_n$, having all nonnegative values, are concave. Prove that the function $(f_1f_2 \cdots f_n)^{1/n}$ is concave.

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2025 6th Memorial "Aleksandar Blazhevski-Cane", P3

A sequence of real numbers $(a_k)_{k \ge 0}$ is called [i]log-concave[/i] if for every $k \ge 1$, the inequality $a_{k - 1}a_{k + 1} \le a_k^2$ holds. Let $n, l \in \mathbb{N}$. Prove that the sequence $(a_k)_{k \ge 0}$ with general term \[a_k = \sum_{i = k}^{k + l} {n \choose i}\] is log-concave. Proposed by [i]Svetlana Poznanovikj[/i]

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1978 IMO Longlists, 34

A function $f : I \to \mathbb R$, defined on an interval $I$, is called concave if $f(\theta x + (1 - \theta)y) \geq \theta f(x) + (1 - \theta)f(y)$ for all $x, y \in I$ and $0 \leq \theta \leq 1$. Assume that the functions $f_1, \ldots , f_n$, having all nonnegative values, are concave. Prove that the function $(f_1f_2 \cdots f_n)^{1/n}$ is concave.

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