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2011 Kosovo National Mathematical Olympiad, 3
Tags: function , trigonometry , calculus , algebra , system of equations , inequalities
Find maximal value of the function $f(x)=8-3\sin^2 (3x)+6 \sin (6x)$

2011 AMC 12/AHSME, 2
Tags: inequalities
Josanna's test scores to date are 90, 80, 70, 60, and 85. Her goal is to raise her test average at least 3 points with her next test. What is the minimum test score she would need to accomplish this goal? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 80 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 82 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 85 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 90 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 95 $

2020 Jozsef Wildt International Math Competition, W8
Tags: inequalities
If $a,b>0$ then prove: $$\left(\frac{a+b}2-\frac{2ab}{a+b}\right)\operatorname{arctan}\left(\frac{\sqrt{2ab}-\sqrt{a^2+b^2}}{\sqrt2+\sqrt{ab}\left(a^2+b^2\right)}\right)+\left(\sqrt{\frac{a^2+b^2}2}-\sqrt{ab}\right)\arctan\left(\frac{(a-b)^2}{2+2ab}\right)\ge0$$ [i]Proposed by Daniel Sitaru[/i]

2012 Gheorghe Vranceanu, 2
Tags: inequalities , am-gm
With positive $ a,b,c, $ prove: $$ \frac{a}{8a^2+5b^2+3c^2} +\frac{b}{8b^2+5c^2+3a^2} +\frac{c}{8c^2+5a^2+3b^2}\le\frac{1}{16}\left( \frac{1}{a} +\frac{1}{b} +\frac{1}{c} \right) $$ [i]Titu Zvonaru[/i]

2014 Saint Petersburg Mathematical Olympiad, 4
Tags: algebra , inequalities
$a_1\geq a_2\geq... \geq a_{100n}>0$ If we take from $(a_1,a_2,...,a_{100n})$ some $2n+1$ numbers $b_1\geq b_2 \geq ... \geq b_{2n+1}$ then $b_1+...+b_n > b_{n+1}+...b_{2n+1}$ Prove, that $$(n+1)(a_1+...+a_n)>a_{n+1}+a_{n+2}+...+a_{100n}$$

2016 Iran MO (3rd Round), 1
Tags: inequalities , algebra , sequence
The sequence $(a_n)$ is defined as: $$a_1=1007$$ $$a_{i+1}\geq a_i+1$$ Prove the inequality: $$\frac{1}{2016}>\sum_{i=1}^{2016}\frac{1}{a_{i+1}^{2}+a_{i+2}^2}$$

1996 Tournament Of Towns, (510) 3
Tags: algebra , inequalities
Prove that $$\frac{2}{2!}+\frac{7}{3!}+\frac{14}{4!}+\frac{23}{5!}+...+\frac{k^2-2}{k!}+...+\frac{9998}{100!}<3$$ where $n! = 1 \times 2 \times ... \times n.$ (V Senderov)

1985 National High School Mathematics League, 4
Tags: geometry , inequalities
Given 5 points on a plane. Let $\lambda$ be the ratio of maximum value between the points to minimum value between the points. Prove that $\lambda\geq2\sin\frac{3}{10}\pi$.

2019 Kosovo National Mathematical Olympiad, 2
Tags: inequalities
Show that for any positive real numbers $a,b,c$ the following inequality is true: $$4(a^3+b^3+c^3+3)\geq 3(a+1)(b+1)(c+1)$$ When does equality hold?

2016 Iran Team Selection Test, 2
Tags: algebra , inequalities
Let $a,b,c,d$ be positive real numbers such that $\frac{1}{a+1}+\frac{1}{b+1}+\frac{1}{c+1}+\frac{1}{d+1}=2$. Prove that $$\sum_{cyc} \sqrt{\frac{a^2+1}{2}} \geq (3.\sum_{cyc} \sqrt{a}) -8$$

1989 Iran MO (2nd round), 1
Tags: floor function , function , limit , inequalities
[b](a)[/b] Let $n$ be a positive integer, prove that \[ \sqrt{n+1} - \sqrt{n} < \frac{1}{2 \sqrt n}\] [b](b)[/b] Find a positive integer $n$ for which \[ \bigg\lfloor 1 +\frac{1}{\sqrt 2} +\frac{1}{\sqrt 3} +\frac{1}{\sqrt 4} + \cdots +\frac{1}{\sqrt n} \bigg\rfloor =12\]

1990 China National Olympiad, 3
Tags: function , inequalities , induction , algebra
A function $f(x)$ defined for $x\ge 0$ satisfies the following conditions: i. for $x,y\ge 0$, $f(x)f(y)\le x^2f(y/2)+y^2f(x/2)$; ii. there exists a constant $M$($M>0$), such that $|f(x)|\le M$ when $0\le x\le 1$. Prove that $f(x)\le x^2$.

2007 Peru IMO TST, 4
Tags: inequalities
Let $a,b$ and $c$ be sides of a triangle. Prove that: $\frac{\sqrt{b+c-a}}{\sqrt{b}+\sqrt{c}-\sqrt{a}}+\frac{\sqrt{c+a-b}}{\sqrt{c}+\sqrt{a}-\sqrt{b}}+\frac{\sqrt{a+b-c}}{\sqrt{a}+\sqrt{b}-\sqrt{c}}\leq 3$

2018 NZMOC Camp Selection Problems, 5
Tags: algebra , inequalities
Let $a, b$ and $c$ be positive real numbers satisfying $$\frac{1}{a + 2019}+\frac{1}{b + 2019}+\frac{1}{c + 2019}=\frac{1}{2019}.$$ Prove that $abc \ge 4038^3$.

1992 Taiwan National Olympiad, 3
Tags: induction , inequalities , algebra
If $x_{1},x_{2},...,x_{n}(n>2)$ are positive real numbers with $x_{1}+x_{2}+...+x_{n}=1$. Prove that $x_{1}^{2}x_{2}+x_{2}^{2}x_{3}+...+x_{n}^{2}x_{1}\leq\frac{4}{27}$.

2010 Victor Vâlcovici, 2
Tags: function , inequalities , calculus , logarithm
Let $ f:[2,\infty )\rightarrow\mathbb{R} $ be a differentiable function satisfying $ f(2)=0 $ and $$ \frac{df}{dx}=\frac{2}{x^2+f^4{x}} , $$ for any $ x\in [2,\infty ) . $ Show that there exists $ \lim_{x\to\infty } f(x) $ and is at most $ \ln 3. $ [i]Gabriel Daniilescu[/i]

2001 Italy TST, 2
Tags: algebra , inequalities
Let $0\le a\le b\le c$ be real numbers. Prove that \[(a+3b)(b+4c)(c+2a)\ge 60abc \]

2012 China Team Selection Test, 1
Tags: inequalities , induction , number theory
Given an integer $n\ge 2$. Prove that there only exist a finite number of n-tuples of positive integers $(a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n)$ which simultaneously satisfy the following three conditions: [list] [*] $a_1>a_2>\ldots>a_n$; [*] $\gcd (a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n)=1$; [*] $a_1=\sum_{i=1}^{n}\gcd (a_i,a_{i+1})$,where $a_{n+1}=a_1$.[/list]

1976 IMO Longlists, 6
Tags: function , inequalities
For each point $X$ of a given polytope, denote by $f(X)$ the sum of the distances of the point $X$ from all the planes of the faces of the polytope. Prove that if $f$ attains its maximum at an interior point of the polytope, then $f$ is constant.

1987 Dutch Mathematical Olympiad, 2
Tags: inequalities , algebra
For $x >0$ , prove that $$\frac{1}{2\sqrt{x+1}}<\sqrt{x+1}-\sqrt{x}<\frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}}$$ and for all $n \ge 2$ prove that $$1 <2\sqrt{n} - \sum_{k=1}^n\frac{1}{\sqrt{k}}<2$$

2019 Dutch BxMO TST, 3
Tags: algebra , inequalities
Let $x$ and $y$ be positive real numbers. 1. Prove: if $x^3 - y^3 \ge 4x$, then $x^2 > 2y$. 2. Prove: if $x^5 - y^3 \ge 2x$, then $x^3 \ge 2y$.

2001 IMO Shortlist, 3
Tags: inequalities , trigonometry , algebra
Let $x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n$ be arbitrary real numbers. Prove the inequality \[ \frac{x_1}{1+x_1^2} + \frac{x_2}{1+x_1^2 + x_2^2} + \cdots + \frac{x_n}{1 + x_1^2 + \cdots + x_n^2} < \sqrt{n}. \]

2013 Saudi Arabia IMO TST, 2
Tags: inequalities , algebra , combinatorics
Given an integer $n \ge 2$, determine the number of ordered $n$-tuples of integers $(a_1, a_2,...,a_n)$ such that (a) $a_1 + a_2 + .. + a_n \ge n^2$ and (b) $a_1^2 + a_2^2 + ... + a_n^2 \le n^3 + 1$

2011 NIMO Summer Contest, 4
Tags: inequalities
Find the number of ordered pairs of integers $(a, b)$ that satisfy the inequality \[ 1 < a < b+2 < 10. \] [i]Proposed by Lewis Chen [/i]

2001 Moldova National Olympiad, Problem 4
Tags: inequalities , polynomial , algebra
Let $P(x)=x^n+a_1x^{n-1}+\ldots+a_n$ ($n\ge2$) be a polynomial with integer coefficients having $n$ real roots $b_1,\ldots,b_n$. Prove that for $x_0\ge\max\{b_1,\ldots,b_n\}$, $$P(x_0+1)\left(\frac1{x_0-b_1}+\ldots+\frac1{x_0-b_n}\right)\ge2n^2.$$