The statement $ x^2 \minus{} x \minus{} 6 < 0$ is equivalent to the statement: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \minus{} 2 < x < 3 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ x > \minus{} 2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ x < 3$ $ \textbf{(D)}\ x > 3 \text{ and }x < \minus{} 2 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ x > 3 \text{ and }x < \minus{} 2$

[color=darkred]Let $u:[a,b]\to\mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function that has finite left-side derivative $u_l^{\prime}(x)$ in any point $x\in (a,b]$ . Prove that the function $u$ is monotonously increasing if and only if $u_l^{\prime}(x)\ge 0$ , for any $x\in (a,b]$ .[/color]

If $ a,b,c $ represent the lengths of the sides of a triangle, prove the inequality: $$ 3\le\sum_{\text{cyc}}\sqrt{\frac{a}{-a+b+c}} . $$

Let $a,b,c,x,y,z$ be real numbers such that $x+y+z=0$, $a+b+c\geq 0$, $ab+bc+ca \ge 0$. Prove that $$ ax^2+by^2+cz^2\ge 0 $$

Let $A$ be a set with $|A|=225$, meaning that $A$ has 225 elements. Suppose further that there are eleven subsets $A_1, \ldots, A_{11}$ of $A$ such that $|A_i|=45$ for $1\leq i\leq11$ and $|A_i\cap A_j|=9$ for $1\leq i<j\leq11$. Prove that $|A_1\cup A_2\cup\ldots\cup A_{11}|\geq 165$, and give an example for which equality holds.

Determine all real numbers $a, b, c, d$ such that the polynomial $f(x) = ax^3 +bx^2 + cx + d$ satisfies simultaneously the folloving conditions $\begin {cases} |f(x)| \le 1 \,for \, |x| \le 1 \\ f(2) = 26 \end {cases}$

Let $ x, y, z$ be distinct non-negative real numbers. Prove that \[ \frac{1}{(x\minus{}y)^2} \plus{} \frac{1}{(y\minus{}z)^2} \plus{} \frac{1}{(z\minus{}x)^2} \geq \frac{4}{xy \plus{} yz \plus{} zx}.\] When does the equality hold?

Let $a,b,c,d$ be positive real numbers such that \[(a+b+c+d)\left(\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}+\frac{1}{d}\right)=20. \] Prove that \[\left(a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}+d^{2}\right)\left(\frac{1}{a^{2}}+\frac{1}{b^{2}}+\frac{1}{c^{2}}+\frac{1}{d^{2}}\right)\ge 36. \] There are two solutions, one by Phan Thanh Nam, one by me, which are very nice.

Prove that if $0<x<\frac{\pi}{2}$ and $n>m$, where $n$,$m$ are natural numbers, \[ 2 \left| \sin^n x - \cos^n x \right| \le 3 \left| \sin^m x - \cos^m x \right|.\]

Prove that equation $ p^{4}\plus{}q^{4}\equal{}r^{4}$ does not have solution in set of prime numbers.

Let $a_1,a_2,a_3, \ldots$ be a sequence of positive integers and let $b_1,b_2,b_3,\ldots$ be the sequence of real numbers given by $$b_n = \dfrac{a_1a_2\cdots a_n}{a_1+a_2+\cdots + a_n},\ \mbox{for}\ n\geq 1$$ Show that, if there exists at least one term among every million consecutive terms of the sequence $b_1,b_2,b_3,\ldots$ that is an integer, then there exists some $k$ such that $b_k > 2021^{2021}$.

Let $f(x)$ be a continuous function defined on $0\leq x\leq \pi$ and satisfies $f(0)=1$ and \[\left\{\int_0^{\pi} (\sin x+\cos x)f(x)dx\right\}^2=\pi \int_0^{\pi}\{f(x)\}^2dx.\] Evaluate $\int_0^{\pi} \{f(x)\}^3dx.$

Let $k \geq 2, 1 < n_1 < n_2 < \ldots < n_k$ are positive integers, $a,b \in \mathbb{Z}^+$ satisfy \[ \prod^k_{i=1} \left( 1 - \frac{1}{n_i} \right) \leq \frac{a}{b} < \prod^{k-1}_{i=1} \left( 1 - \frac{1}{n_i} \right) \] Prove that: \[ \prod^k_{i=1} n_i \geq (4 \cdot a)^{2^k - 1}. \]

Find all infinite sequences of real numbers $ \left( a_n \right)_{n\ge 1} $ that verify, for any natural number $ n, $ the inequalities $$ \frac{1}{2\sqrt{a_{n+1}}} <\sqrt{n+1} -\sqrt{n} <\frac{1}{ 2\sqrt{a_n}} . $$

Let $ a,b,c,d$ be nonnegative real numbers. Prove that \[ a^4\plus{}b^4\plus{}c^4\plus{}d^4\plus{}2abcd \ge a^2b^2\plus{}a^2c^2\plus{}a^2d^2\plus{}b^2c^2\plus{}b^2d^2\plus{}c^2d^2.\]

Let $ ABCD$ be a given tetrahedron, with $ BC \equal{} a$, $ CA \equal{} b$, $ AB \equal{} c$, $ DA \equal{} a_1$, $ DB \equal{} b_1$, $ DC \equal{} c_1$. Prove that there is a unique point $ P$ satisfying \[ PA^2 \plus{} a_1^2 \plus{} b^2 \plus{} c^2 \equal{} PB^2 \plus{} b_1^2 \plus{} c^2 \plus{} a^2 \equal{} PC^2 \plus{} c_1^2 \plus{} a^2 \plus{} b^2 \equal{} PD^2 \plus{} a_1^2 \plus{} b_1^2 \plus{} c_1^2 \] and for this point $ P$ we have $ PA^2 \plus{} PB^2 \plus{} PC^2 \plus{} PD^2 \ge 4R^2$, where $ R$ is the circumradius of the tetrahedron $ ABCD$. Find the necessary and sufficient condition so that this inequality is an equality.

(a) Find all real numbers $p$ for which the inequality $$x_1^2+x_2^2+x_3^2\ge p(x_1x_2+x_2x_3)$$ is true for all real numbers $x_1,x_2,x_3$. (b) Find all real numbers $q$ for which the inequality $$x_1^2+x_2^2+x_3^2+x_4^2\ge q(x_1x_2+x_2x_3+x_3x_4)$$ is true for all real numbers $x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4$. [i]I. Tonov[/i]

Given a convex polygon with $n$ sides and perimeter $S$, which has an incircle $\omega$ with radius $R$. A regular polygon with $n$ sides, whose vertices lie on $\omega$, has a perimeter $s$. Determine whether the following inequality holds: \[ S \ge \frac{2sRn}{\sqrt{4n^2R^2-s^2}}. \]

Consider positive real numbers $x,y,z$. Prove the inequality $$\frac 1x+\frac 1y+\frac 1z+\frac{9}{x+y+z}\ge 3\left (\left (\frac{1}{2x+y}+\frac{1}{x+2y}\right )+\left (\frac{1}{2y+z}+\frac{1}{y+2z}\right )+\left (\frac{1}{2z+x}+\frac{1}{x+2z}\right )\right ).$$ [i] (Vlad Robu \& Sergiu Novac)[/i]

Let $x_1,..., x_n$ be non-negative real numbers, not all of which are zeros. (i) Prove that $$1 \le \frac{\left(x_1+\frac{x_2}{2}+\frac{x_3}{3}+...+\frac{x_n}{n}\right)(x_1+2x_2+3x_3+...+nx_n)}{(x_1+x_2+x_3+...+x_n)^2} \le \frac{(n+1)^2}{4n}$$ (ii) Show that, for each $n > 1$, both inequalities can hold as equalities.

If $a$ and $b$ are positive integers such that $\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}=\frac{1}{9}$, what is the greatest possible value of $a+b$?

Given a natural number $n{}$ find the smallest $\lambda$ such that\[\gcd(x(x + 1)\cdots(x + n - 1), y(y + 1)\cdots(y + n - 1)) \leqslant (x-y)^\lambda,\] for any positive integers $y{}$ and $x \geqslant y + n$.

A convex polygon is such that the distance between any two vertices does not exceed $ 1$. $ (i)$ Prove that the distance between any two points on the boundary of the polygon does not exceed $ 1$. $ (ii)$ If $ X$ and $ Y$ are two distinct points inside the polygon, prove that there exists a point $ Z$ on the boundary of the polygon such that $ XZ \plus{} YZ\le1$.

[url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c675547][b]Greece JBMO TST 2017[/b][/url] [url=http://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c6h1663730p10567608][b]Problem 1[/b][/url]. Positive real numbers $a,b,c$ satisfy $a+b+c=1$. Prove that $$(a+1)\sqrt{2a(1-a)} + (b+1)\sqrt{2b(1-b)} + (c+1)\sqrt{2c(1-c)} \geq 8(ab+bc+ca).$$ Also, find the values of $a,b,c$ for which the equality happens. [url=http://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c6h1663731p10567619][b]Problem 2[/b][/url]. Let $ABC$ be an acute-angled triangle inscribed in a circle $\mathcal C (O, R)$ and $F$ a point on the side $AB$ such that $AF < AB/2$. The circle $c_1(F, FA)$ intersects the line $OA$ at the point $A'$ and the circle $\mathcal C$ at $K$. Prove that the quadrilateral $BKFA'$ is cyclic and its circumcircle contains point $O$. [url=http://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c6h1663732p10567627][b]Problem 3[/b][/url]. Prove that for every positive integer $n$, the number $A_n = 7^{2n} -48n - 1$ is a multiple of $9$. [url=http://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c6h1663734p10567640][b]Problem 4[/b][/url]. Let $ABC$ be an equilateral triangle of side length $a$, and consider $D$, $E$ and $F$ the midpoints of the sides $(AB), (BC)$, and $(CA)$, respectively. Let $H$ be the the symmetrical of $D$ with respect to the line $BC$. Color the points $A, B, C, D, E, F, H$ with one of the two colors, red and blue. [list=1] [*] How many equilateral triangles with all the vertices in the set $\{A, B, C, D, E, F, H\}$ are there? [*] Prove that if points $B$ and $E$ are painted with the same color, then for any coloring of the remaining points there is an equilateral triangle with vertices in the set $\{A, B, C, D, E, F, H\}$ and having the same color. [*] Does the conclusion of the second part remain valid if $B$ is blue and $E$ is red? [/list]

Prove that the inequality \[\left(a^{2}+2\right)\left(b^{2}+2\right)\left(c^{2}+2\right) \geq 9\left(ab+bc+ca\right)\] holds for all positive reals $a$, $b$, $c$.