Found problems: 6530
2009 ISI B.Math Entrance Exam, 7
Compute the maximum area of a rectangle which can be inscribed in a triangle of area $M$.
1989 Austrian-Polish Competition, 8
$ABC$ is an acute-angled triangle and $P$ a point inside or on the boundary. The feet of the perpendiculars from $P$ to $BC, CA, AB$ are $A', B', C'$ respectively. Show that if $ABC$ is equilateral, then $\frac{AC'+BA'+CB'}{PA'+PB'+PC'}$ is the same for all positions of $P$, but that for any other triangle it is not.
2016 India IMO Training Camp, 3
Let a,b,c,d be real numbers satisfying $|a|,|b|,|c|,|d|>1$ and $abc+abd+acd+bcd+a+b+c+d=0$. Prove that $\frac {1} {a-1}+\frac {1} {b-1}+ \frac {1} {c-1}+ \frac {1} {d-1} >0$
2020 Macedonia Additional BMO TST, 1
Let $a_1,a_2,...,a_{2020}$ be positive real numbers. Prove that:
$$\max{(a^2_1-a_2,a^2_2-a_3,...,a^2_{2020}-a_1)}\ge\max{(a^2_1-a_1,a^2_2-a_2,...,a^2_{2020}-a_{2020})}$$
2014 JBMO Shortlist, 5
Let $x,y$ and $z$ be non-negative real numbers satisfying the equation $x+y+z=xyz$. Prove that $2(x^2+y^2+z^2)\geq3(x+y+z)$.
2013 BMT Spring, P1
Prove that for all positive integers $m$ and $n$,
$$\frac1m\cdot\binom{2n}0-\frac1{m+1}\cdot\binom{2n}1+\frac1{m+2}\cdot\binom{2n}2-\ldots+\frac1{m+2n}\cdot\binom{2n}{n2}>0$$
2016 South East Mathematical Olympiad, 1
The sequence $(a_n)$ is defined by $a_1=1,a_2=\frac{1}{2}$,$$n(n+1)
a_{n+1}a_{n}+na_{n}a_{n-1}=(n+1)^2a_{n+1}a_{n-1}(n\ge 2).$$
Prove that $$\frac{2}{n+1}<\sqrt[n]{a_n}<\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}(n\ge 3).$$
2011 APMO, 1
Let $a,b,c$ be positive integers. Prove that it is impossible to have all of the three numbers $a^2+b+c,b^2+c+a,c^2+a+b$ to be perfect squares.
2013 Saudi Arabia IMO TST, 1
Find the maximum and the minimum values of $S = (1 - x_1)(1 -y_1) + (1 - x_2)(1 - y_2)$ for real numbers $x_1, x_2, y_1,y_2$ with $x_1^2 + x_2^2 = y_1^2 + y_2^2 = 2013$.
2006 JBMO ShortLists, 1
For an acute triangle $ ABC$ prove the inequality:
$ \sum_{cyclic} \frac{m_a^2}{\minus{}a^2\plus{}b^2\plus{}c^2}\ge \frac{9}{4}$ where $ m_a,m_b,m_c$ are lengths of corresponding medians.
2013 Saudi Arabia Pre-TST, 1.1
Let $-1 \le x, y \le 1$. Prove the inequality $$2\sqrt{(1- x^2)(1 - y^2) } \le 2(1 - x)(1 - y) + 1 $$
2010 China Team Selection Test, 3
Given integer $n\geq 2$ and real numbers $x_1,x_2,\cdots, x_n$ in the interval $[0,1]$. Prove that there exist real numbers $a_0,a_1,\cdots,a_n$ satisfying the following conditions:
(1) $a_0+a_n=0$;
(2) $|a_i|\leq 1$, for $i=0,1,\cdots,n$;
(3) $|a_i-a_{i-1}|=x_i$, for $i=1,2,\cdots,n$.
2010 Estonia Team Selection Test, 3
Let the angles of a triangle be $\alpha, \beta$, and $\gamma$, the perimeter $2p$ and the radius of the circumcircle $R$. Prove the inequality $\cot^2 \alpha + \cot^2 \beta + \cot^2 \gamma \ge 3 \left(\frac{9R^2}{p^2}-1\right)$. When is the equality achieved?
2013 China Team Selection Test, 2
Let $k\ge 2$ be an integer and let $a_1 ,a_2 ,\cdots ,a_n,b_1 ,b_2 ,\cdots ,b_n$ be non-negative real numbers. Prove that\[\left(\frac{n}{n-1}\right)^{n-1}\left(\frac{1}{n} \sum_{i\equal{}1}^{n} a_i^2\right)+\left(\frac{1}{n} \sum_{i\equal{}1}^{n} b_i\right)^2\ge\prod_{i=1}^{n}(a_i^{2}+b_i^{2})^{\frac{1}{n}}.\]
2012 Kyiv Mathematical Festival, 2
Positive numbers $x, y, z$ satisfy $x^2+y^2+z^2+xy+yz+zy \le 1$.
Prove that $\big( \frac{1}{x}-1\big) \big( \frac{1}{y}-1\big)\big( \frac{1}{z}-1\big) \ge 9 \sqrt6 -19$.
2017 239 Open Mathematical Olympiad, 7
Find the greatest possible value of $s>0$, such that for any positive real numbers $a,b,c$, $$(\frac{1}{a+b}+\frac{1}{b+c}+\frac{1}{c+a})^2 \geq s(\frac{1}{a^2+bc}+\frac{1}{b^2+ca}+\frac{1}{c^2+ab}).$$
2015 Romania National Olympiad, 4
Let $a,b,c,d \ge 0$ real numbers so that $a+b+c+d=1$.Prove that
$\sqrt{a+\frac{(b-c)^2}{6}+\frac{(c-d)^2}{6}+\frac{(d-b)^2}{6}} +\sqrt{b}+\sqrt{c}+\sqrt{d} \le 2.$
2007 Romania Team Selection Test, 1
For $n\in\mathbb{N}$, $n\geq 2$, $a_{i}, b_{i}\in\mathbb{R}$, $1\leq i\leq n$, such that \[\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}^{2}=\sum_{i=1}^{n}b_{i}^{2}=1, \sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}b_{i}=0. \] Prove that
\[\left(\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}\right)^{2}+\left(\sum_{i=1}^{n}b_{i}\right)^{2}\leq n. \]
[i]Cezar Lupu & Tudorel Lupu[/i]
2005 Vietnam Team Selection Test, 2
Given $n$ chairs around a circle which are marked with numbers from 1 to $n$ .There are $k$, $k \leq 4 \cdot n$ students sitting on those chairs .Two students are called neighbours if there is no student sitting between them. Between two neighbours students ,there are at less 3 chairs. Find the number of choices of $k$ chairs so that $k$ students can sit on those and the condition is satisfied.
2009 Postal Coaching, 1
Two circles $\Gamma_a$ and $\Gamma_b$ with their centres lying on the legs $BC$ and $CA$ of a right triangle, both touching the hypotenuse $AB$, and both passing through the vertex $C$ are given. Let the radii of these circles be denoted by $\gamma_a$ and $\gamma_b$.
Find the greatest real number $p$ such that the inequality $\frac{1}{\gamma_a}+\frac{1}{\gamma_b}\ge p \left(\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}\right)$
($BC = a,CA = b$) holds for all right triangles $ABC$.
2012 Brazil Team Selection Test, 5
Let $ n $ be an integer greater than or equal to $ 2 $. Prove that if the real numbers $ a_1 , a_2 , \cdots , a_n $ satisfy $ a_1 ^2 + a_2 ^2 + \cdots + a_n ^ 2 = n $, then
\[\sum_{1 \le i < j \le n} \frac{1}{n- a_i a_j} \le \frac{n}{2} \]
must hold.
2009 Indonesia TST, 3
Let $ n \ge 2009$ be an integer and define the set:
\[ S \equal{} \{2^x|7 \le x \le n, x \in \mathbb{N}\}.
\]
Let $ A$ be a subset of $ S$ and the sum of last three digits of each element of $ A$ is $ 8$. Let $ n(X)$ be the number of elements of $ X$. Prove that
\[ \frac {28}{2009} < \frac {n(A)}{n(S)} < \frac {82}{2009}.
\]
2009 Jozsef Wildt International Math Competition, W. 19
If $x_k >0$ ($k=1, 2, \cdots , n$), then $$\sum \limits_{k=1}^n \left ( \frac{x_k}{1+x_1^2+x_2^2+\cdots +x_k^2} \right )^2 \leq \frac{\sum \limits_{k=1}^n x_k^2}{1+\sum \limits_{k=1}^n x_k^2} $$
2001 Vietnam National Olympiad, 1
Find the maximum value of $\frac{1}{x^{2}}+\frac{2}{y^{2}}+\frac{3}{z^{2}}$, where $x, y, z$ are positive reals satisfying $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\leq z <\frac{ \min(x\sqrt{2}, y\sqrt{3})}{2}, x+z\sqrt{3}\geq\sqrt{6}, y\sqrt{3}+z\sqrt{10}\geq 2\sqrt{5}.$
2008 Grigore Moisil Intercounty, 3
Let $ f[0,\infty )\longrightarrow\mathbb{R} $ be a convex and differentiable function with $ f(0)=0. $
[b]a)[/b] Prove that $ \int_0^x f(t)dt\le \frac{x^2}{2}f'(x) , $ for any nonnegative $ x. $
[b]b)[/b] Determine $ f $ if the above inequality is actually an equality.
[i]Dorin Andrica[/i] and [i]Mihai Piticari[/i]