Suppose that $a$ and $b$ are two distinct positive real numbers such that $\lfloor na\rfloor$ divides $\lfloor nb\rfloor$ for any positive integer $n$. Prove that $a$ and $b$ are positive integers.

Given a real sequence $\left \{ x_n \right \}_{n=1}^{\infty}$ with $x_1^2 = 1$. Prove that for each integer $n \ge 2$, $$\sum_{i|n}\sum_{j|n}\frac{x_ix_j}{\textup{lcm} \left ( i,j \right )} \ge \prod_{\mbox{\tiny$\begin{array}{c} p \: \textup{is prime} \\ p|n \end{array}$} }\left ( 1-\frac{1}{p} \right ). $$

In a triangle $ABC$, let $x=\cos\frac{A-B}{2},y=\cos\frac{B-C}{2},z=\cos\frac{C-A}{2}$. Prove that $$x^4+y^4+z^2\leq 1+2x^2y^2z^2.$$

I found this inequality in "Topics in Inequalities" (I 85) For all positive reals $x,y,z$ with $xyz=1$ prove: \[ \frac{x^9+y^9}{x^6+x^3y^3+y^6}+\frac{y^9+z^9}{y^6+y^3z^3+z^6}+\frac{z^9+x^9}{z^6+z^3x^3+x^6}\geq 2 \]

$\pi(n)$ is the number of primes that are not bigger than $n$. For $n=2,3,4,6,8,33,\dots$ we have $\pi(n)|n$. Does exist infinitely many integers $n$ that $\pi(n)|n$?

Let $ x,y$ are real numbers such that $x^2+2cosy=1$. Find the ranges of $x-cosy$.

Show that for $n>1$ and any positive real numbers $k,x_{1},x_{2},...,x_{n}$ then \[\frac{f(x_{1}-x_{2})}{x_{1}+x_{2}}+\frac{f(x_{2}-x_{3})}{x_{2}+x_{3}}+...+\frac{f(x_{n}-x_{1})}{x_{n}+x_{1}}\geq \frac{n^2}{2(x_{1}+x_{2}+...+x_{n})}\] Where $f(x)=k^x$. When does equality hold.

Solve the inequality $$\sqrt{(x-2)^2(x-x^2)}<\sqrt{4x-1-(x^2-3x)^2}$$

If $x-y>x$ and $x+y<y$, then $\text{(A)} \ y<x \qquad \text{(B)} \ x<y \qquad \text{(C)} \ x<y<0 \qquad \text{(D)} \ x<0,y<0$ $\text{(E)} \ x<0,y>0$

Let $ c$ be a positive integer. The sequence $ a_1,a_2,\ldots$ is defined as follows $ a_1\equal{}c$, $ a_{n\plus{}1}\equal{}a_n^2\plus{}a_n\plus{}c^3$ for all positive integers $ n$. Find all $ c$ so that there are integers $ k\ge1$ and $ m\ge2$ so that $ a_k^2\plus{}c^3$ is the $ m$th power of some integer.

Let $a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n$ be a permutation of the numbers $1,2,\ldots,n$, with $n\geq 2$. Determine the largest possible value of the sum \[ S(n)=|a_2-a_1|+ |a_3-a_2| + \cdots + |a_n-a_{n-1}| . \] [i]Romania[/i]

Find the maximum possible value of $$\left( \frac{a^3}{b^2c}+\frac{b^3}{c^2a}+\frac{c^3}{a^2b} \right)^2$$ where $a, b$, and $c$ are nonzero real numbers satisfying $$a \sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{b}}+b\sqrt[3]{\frac{b}{c}}+c\sqrt[3]{\frac{c}{a}}=0$$

[b]a)[/b] Given two positive reals $ x,y, $ prove that $ \min\left( x,1/x+y,1/y \right)\le\sqrt 2. $ and determine when equality holds. [b]b)[/b] Find all triplets of real numbers $ (a,b,c) $ having the property that for every triplet of real numbers $ (x,y,z) , $ the following equality holds: $$ |ax+by+cz|+|bx+cy+az|+|cx+ay+bz|=|x|+|y|+|z| $$

Find all the pairs $(x,y)$ such that $|\sin x-\sin y| + \sin x \sin y \le 0$.

let $x,y$ be positive real numbers. prove that $ 4x^4+4y^3+5x^2+y+1\geq 12xy $

Let $x,y,z$ be real numbers such that $0\le x,y,z\le\frac{\pi}{2}$. Prove the inequality \[\frac{\pi}{2}+2\sin x\cos y+2\sin y\cos z\ge\sin 2x+\sin 2y+\sin 2z.\]

The tangents to the inscribed circle of $\triangle ABC$, which are parallel to the sides of the triangle and do not coincide with them, intersect the sides of the triangle in the points $M,N,P,Q,R,S$ such that $M,S\in (AB)$, $N,P\in (AC)$, $Q,R\in (BC)$. The interior angle bisectors of $\triangle AMN$, $\triangle BSR$ and $\triangle CPQ$, from points $A,B$ and respectively $C$ have lengths $l_{1}$ , $l_{2}$ and $l_{3}$ .\\ Prove the inequality: $\frac {1}{l^{2}_{1}}+\frac {1}{l^{2}_{2}}+\frac {1}{l^{2}_{3}} \ge \frac{81}{p^{2}}$ where $p$ is the semiperimeter of $\triangle ABC$ .

Let $x,y$ be positive real numbers such that $x+y=1$. Prove that$\frac{x}{x^2+y^3}+\frac{y}{x^3+y^2}\leq2(\frac{x}{x+y^2}+\frac{y}{x^2+y})$.

Prove that if $ \alpha$ and $ \beta$ are positive irrational numbers satisfying $ \frac{1}{\alpha}\plus{}\frac{1}{\beta}\equal{} 1$, then the sequences \[ \lfloor\alpha\rfloor,\lfloor 2\alpha\rfloor,\lfloor 3\alpha\rfloor,\cdots\] and \[ \lfloor\beta\rfloor,\lfloor 2\beta\rfloor,\lfloor 3\beta\rfloor,\cdots\] together include every positive integer exactly once.

a) Let $AB CD$ be a regular tetrahedron. On the sides $AB$, $AC$ and $AD$, the points $M$, $N$ and $P$, are considered. Determine the volume of the tetrahedron $AMNP$ in terms of $x, y, z$, where $x=AM$, $y=AN$, $z=AP$. b) Show that for any real numbers $x, y, z, t, u, v \in (0, 1)$ : $$xyz + uv(1- x) + (1- y)(1- v)t + (1- z)(1- w)(1- t) < 1.$$

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Given $a,b,c$ ,$(a, b,c \in (0,2)$), with $a + b + c = ab+bc+ca$, prove that $$\frac{a^2}{a^2-a+1}+\frac{b^2}{b^2-b+1}+\frac{c^2}{c^2-c+1} \le 3$$ (D. Pirshtuk)

Let $a, b$ and $c$ be real numbers such that $$\lceil a \rceil + \lceil b \rceil + \lceil c \rceil + \lfloor a + b \rfloor + \lfloor b + c \rfloor + \lfloor c + a \rfloor = 2020$$ Prove that $$\lfloor a \rfloor + \lfloor b \rfloor + \lfloor c \rfloor + \lceil a + b + c \rceil \ge 1346$$ Note: $\lfloor x \rfloor$ is the greatest integer less than or equal to $x$, and $\lceil x \rceil$ is the smallest integer greater than or equal to $x$. That is, $\lfloor x \rfloor$ is the unique integer satisfying $\lfloor x \rfloor \le x < \lfloor x \rfloor + 1$, and $\lceil x \rceil$ is the unique integer satisfying $\lceil x \rceil - 1 < x \le \lceil x \rceil$. [i]Proposed by Ariel García[/i]

Let $ Z_1,\,Z_2\dots,\,Z_n$ be $ d$-dimensional independent random (column) vectors with standard normal distribution, $ n \minus{} 1 > d$. Furthermore let \[ \overline Z \equal{} \frac {1}{n}\sum_{i \equal{} 1}^n Z_i,\quad S_n \equal{} \frac {1}{n \minus{} 1}\sum_{i \equal{} 1}^n(Z_i \minus{} \overline Z)(Z_i \minus{} \overline Z)^\top\] be the sample mean and corrected empirical covariance matrix. Consider the standardized samples $ Y_i \equal{} S_n^{ \minus{} 1/2}(Z_i \minus{} \overline Z)$, $ i \equal{} 1,2,\dots,n$. Show that \[ \frac {E|Y_1 \minus{} Y_2|}{E|Z_1 \minus{} Z_2|} > 1,\] and that the ratio does not depend on $ d$, only on $ n$.

Prove that for positive real numbers $a, b$ and $c$ the inequality $2(a^4+b^4+c^4) < (a^2+b^2+c^2)^2$ holds if and only if $a,b,c$ are the sides of a triangle.