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the 11th XMO, 2

Suppose $a,b,c>0$ and $abc=64$, show that $$\sum_{cyc}\frac{a^2}{\sqrt{a^3+8}\sqrt{b^3+8}}\ge\frac{2}{3}$$

2001 USA Team Selection Test, 1

Tags: inequalities
Let $\{ a_n\}_{n \ge 0}$ be a sequence of real numbers such that $a_{n+1} \ge a_n^2 + \frac{1}{5}$ for all $n \ge 0$. Prove that $\sqrt{a_{n+5}} \ge a_{n-5}^2$ for all $n \ge 5$.

2016 International Zhautykov Olympiad, 1

Tags: inequalities
Find all $k>0$ for which a strictly decreasing function $g:(0;+\infty)\to(0;+\infty)$ exists such that $g(x)\geq kg(x+g(x))$ for all positive $x$.

2022 Malaysia IMONST 2, 2

Without using a calculator, determine which number is greater: $17^{24}$ or $31^{19}$

2004 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Romania, 1

Tags: inequalities
Find all positive reals $a,b,c$ which fulfill the following relation \[ 4(ab+bc+ca)-1 \geq a^2+b^2+c^2 \geq 3(a^3+b^3+c^3) . \] created by Panaitopol Laurentiu.

1984 Balkan MO, 1

Let $n \geq 2$ be a positive integer and $a_{1},\ldots , a_{n}$ be positive real numbers such that $a_{1}+...+a_{n}= 1$. Prove that: \[\frac{a_{1}}{1+a_{2}+\cdots +a_{n}}+\cdots +\frac{a_{n}}{1+a_{1}+a_{2}+\cdots +a_{n-1}}\geq \frac{n}{2n-1}\]

1967 Bulgaria National Olympiad, Problem 2

Prove that: (a) if $y<\frac12$ and $n\ge3$ is a natural number then $(y+1)^n\ge y^n+(1+2y)^\frac n2$; (b) if $x,y,z$ and $n\ge3$ are natural numbers for which $x^2-1\le2y$ then $x^n+y^n\ne z^n$.

1999 Romania National Olympiad, 2

For $a, b > 0$, denote by $t(a,b)$ the positive root of the equation $$(a+b)x^2-2(ab-1)x-(a+b) = 0.$$ Let $M = \{ (a.b) | \, a \ne b \,\,\, and \,\,\,t(a,b) \le \sqrt{ab} \}$ Determine, for $(a, b)\in M$, the mmimum value of $t(a,b)$.

2009 Bosnia And Herzegovina - Regional Olympiad, 2

Find minimum of $x+y+z$ where $x$, $y$ and $z$ are real numbers such that $x \geq 4$, $y \geq 5$, $z \geq 6$ and $x^2+y^2+z^2 \geq 90$

1978 Bulgaria National Olympiad, Problem 4

Tags: inequalities
Find the greatest possible real value of $S$ and smallest possible value of $T$ such that for every triangle with sides $a,b,c$ $(a\le b\le c)$ to be true the inequalities: $$S\le\frac{(a+b+c)^2}{bc}\le T.$$

2013 Turkey Junior National Olympiad, 1

Let $x, y, z$ be real numbers satisfying $x+y+z=0$ and $x^2+y^2+z^2=6$. Find the maximum value of \[ |(x-y)(y-z)(z-x) | \]

2019 Puerto Rico Team Selection Test, 3

Find the largest value that the expression can take $a^3b + b^3a$ where $a, b$ are non-negative real numbers, with $a + b = 3$.

2001 Austria Beginners' Competition, 3

Find all real numbers $x$ such that $(x-1)^2(x-4)^2<(x-2)^2$.

2021 Iran Team Selection Test, 4

Find all functions $f : \mathbb{N} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that for all triples $a,b,c$ of positive integers the following holds : $$f(ac)+f(bc)-f(c)f(ab) \ge 1$$ Proposed by [i]Mojtaba Zare[/i]

2017 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 3

Tags: inequalities
Find the number of pairs of integers $(x, y)$ such that $x^2 + 2y^2 < 25$.

2010 Peru IMO TST, 4

Tags: inequalities
Let $ \displaystyle{a,b,c}$ be positive real numbers such that $\displaystyle{a+b+c=1.}$ Prove that $$ \displaystyle{\frac{1+ab}{a+b}+\frac{1+bc}{b+c}+\frac{1+ca}{c+a}\geq 5.}$$

2014 Balkan MO Shortlist, A7

$\boxed{A7}$Prove that for all $x,y,z>0$ with $\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}+\frac{1}{z}=1$ and $0\leq a,b,c<1$ the following inequality holds \[\frac{x^2+y^2}{1-a^z}+\frac{y^2+z^2}{1-b^x}+\frac{z^2+x^2}{1-c^y}\geq \frac{6(x+y+z)}{1-abc}\]

2019 Belarusian National Olympiad, 10.6

The tangents to the circumcircle of the acute triangle $ABC$, passing through $B$ and $C$, meet at point $F$. The points $M$, $L$, and $N$ are the feet of perpendiculars from the vertex $A$ to the lines $FB$, $FC$, and $BC$, respectively. Prove the inequality $AM+AL\ge 2AN$. [i](V. Karamzin)[/i]

2005 Romania Team Selection Test, 3

Prove that if the distance from a point inside a convex polyhedra with $n$ faces to the vertices of the polyhedra is at most 1, then the sum of the distances from this point to the faces of the polyhedra is smaller than $n-2$. [i]Calin Popescu[/i]

2017 Pan-African Shortlist, I?

Let $x,y$, and $z$ be positive real numbers such that $xy+yz+zx=3xyz$. Prove that $$x^2y+y^2z+z^2x \geq 2(x+y+z)-3.$$ In which cases do we have equality?

2008 ITest, 70

After swimming around the ocean with some snorkling gear, Joshua walks back to the beach where Alexis works on a mural in the sand beside where they drew out symbol lists. Joshua walks directly over the mural without paying any attention. "You're a square, Josh." "No, $\textit{you're}$ a square," retorts Joshua. "In fact, you're a $\textit{cube}$, which is $50\%$ freakier than a square by dimension. And before you tell me I'm a hypercube, I'll remind you that mom and dad confirmed that they could not have given birth to a four dimension being." "Okay, you're a cubist caricature of male immaturity," asserts Alexis. Knowing nothing about cubism, Joshua decides to ignore Alexis and walk to where he stashed his belongings by a beach umbrella. He starts thinking about cubes and computes some sums of cubes, and some cubes of sums: \begin{align*}1^3+1^3+1^3&=3,\\1^3+1^3+2^3&=10,\\1^3+2^3+2^3&=17,\\2^3+2^3+2^3&=24,\\1^3+1^3+3^3&=29,\\1^3+2^3+3^3&=36,\\(1+1+1)^3&=27,\\(1+1+2)^3&=64,\\(1+2+2)^3&=125,\\(2+2+2)^3&=216,\\(1+1+3)^3&=125,\\(1+2+3)^3&=216.\end{align*} Josh recognizes that the cubes of the sums are always larger than the sum of cubes of positive integers. For instance, \begin{align*}(1+2+4)^3&=1^3+2^3+4^3+3(1^2\cdot 2+1^2\cdot 4+2^2\cdot 1+2^2\cdot 4+4^2\cdot 1+4^2\cdot 2)+6(1\cdot 2\cdot 4)\\&>1^3+2^3+4^3.\end{align*} Josh begins to wonder if there is a smallest value of $n$ such that \[(a+b+c)^3\leq n(a^3+b^3+c^3)\] for all natural numbers $a$, $b$, and $c$. Joshua thinks he has an answer, but doesn't know how to prove it, so he takes it to Michael who confirms Joshua's answer with a proof. What is the correct value of $n$ that Joshua found?

1974 IMO Longlists, 14

Tags: inequalities
Let $n$ and $k$ be natural numbers and $a_1,a_2,\ldots ,a_n$ be positive real numbers satisfying $a_1+a_2+\cdots +a_n=1$. Prove that \[\dfrac {1} {a_1^{k}}+\dfrac {1} {a_2^{k}}+\cdots +\dfrac {1} {a_n^{k}} \ge n^{k+1}.\]

2010 Contests, 4

Determine whether there exists a polynomial $f(x_1, x_2)$ with two variables, with integer coefficients, and two points $A=(a_1, a_2)$ and $B=(b_1, b_2)$ in the plane, satisfying the following conditions: (i) $A$ is an integer point (i.e $a_1$ and $a_2$ are integers); (ii) $|a_1-b_1|+|a_2-b_2|=2010$; (iii) $f(n_1, n_2)>f(a_1, a_2)$ for all integer points $(n_1, n_2)$ in the plane other than $A$; (iv) $f(x_1, x_2)>f(b_1, b_2)$ for all integer points $(x_1, x_2)$ in the plane other than $B$. [i]Massimo Gobbino, Italy[/i]

2004 Estonia National Olympiad, 4

Let $a, b, c$ be positive real numbers such that $a^2 + b^2 + c^2 = 3$. Prove that $$\frac{1}{1+2ab}+\frac{1}{1+2bc}+\frac{1}{1+2ca}\ge 1$$

1985 IMO Longlists, 24

Let $d \geq 1$ be an integer that is not the square of an integer. Prove that for every integer $n \geq 1,$ \[(n \sqrt d +1) \cdot | \sin(n \pi \sqrt d )| \geq 1\]