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2022 Austrian MO Regional Competition, 1
Tags: algebra , inequalities
Let $a$ and $b$ be positive real numbers with $a^2 + b^2 =\frac12$. Prove that $$\frac{1}{1 - a}+\frac{1}{1-b}\ge 4.$$ When does equality hold? [i](Walther Janous)[/i]

2016 Latvia Baltic Way TST, 5
Tags: inequalities , algebra
Given real positive numbers $a, b, c$ and $d$, for which the equalities $a^2 + ab + b^2 = 3c^2$ and $a^3 + a^2b + ab^2 + b^3 = 4d^3$ are fulfilled. Prove that $$a + b + d \le 3c.$$

2025 Kosovo EGMO Team Selection Test, P4
Tags: inequalities
Let $a,b$ be positive real numbers such that $a^3+b^3=2(a^2+b^2)$. Prove the following inequality: $$ \sqrt{a^3+1} + \sqrt{b^3+1} \leq a+b+2. $$ When is equality achieved?

2014 Cezar Ivănescu, 1
Tags: algebra , logarithm , inequalities
[b]a)[/b] Let be three natural numbers, $ a>b\ge 3\le 3n, $ such that $ b^n|a^n-1. $ Prove that $ a^b>2^n. $ [b]b)[/b] Does there exist positive real numbers $ m $ which have the property that $ \log_8 (1+3\sqrt x) =\log_{27} (mx) $ if and only if $ 2^{x} +2^{1/x}\le 4? $

2013 BMT Spring, 6
Tags: analytic geometry , geometric inequality , geometry , inequalities
Bubble Boy and Bubble Girl live in bubbles of unit radii centered at $(20, 13)$ and $(0, 10)$ respectively. Because Bubble Boy loves Bubble Girl, he wants to reach her as quickly as possible, but he needs to bring a gift; luckily, there are plenty of gifts along the $x$-axis. Assuming that Bubble Girl remains stationary, find the length of the shortest path Bubble Boy can take to visit the $x$-axis and then reach Bubble Girl (the bubble is a solid boundary, and anything the bubble can touch, Bubble Boy can touch too)

2008 Estonia Team Selection Test, 3
Tags: inequalities , function , calculus , algebra
Let $ n$ be a positive integer, and let $ x$ and $ y$ be a positive real number such that $ x^n \plus{} y^n \equal{} 1.$ Prove that \[ \left(\sum^n_{k \equal{} 1} \frac {1 \plus{} x^{2k}}{1 \plus{} x^{4k}} \right) \cdot \left( \sum^n_{k \equal{} 1} \frac {1 \plus{} y^{2k}}{1 \plus{} y^{4k}} \right) < \frac {1}{(1 \minus{} x) \cdot (1 \minus{} y)}. \] [i]Author: Juhan Aru, Estonia[/i]

2017 Singapore Junior Math Olympiad, 1
Tags: geometry , rectangle , ratio , geometric inequalities , square , sidelenghts , inequalities
A square is cut into several rectangles, none of which is a square, so that the sides of each rectangle are parallel to the sides of the square. For each rectangle with sides $a, b,a<b$, compute the ratio $a/b$. Prove that sum of these ratios is at least $1$.

2020 DMO Stage 1, 3.
Tags: inequality , inequalities
[b]Q.[/b] Prove that: $$\sum_{\text{cyc}}\tan (\tan A) - 2 \sum_{\text{cyc}} \tan \left(\cot \frac{A}{2}\right) \geqslant -3 \tan (\sqrt 3)$$where $A, B$ and $C$ are the angles of an acute-angled $\triangle ABC$. [i]Proposed by SA2018[/i]

1992 India Regional Mathematical Olympiad, 6
Tags: inequalities , search , quadratic
Prove that \[ 1 < \frac{1}{1001} + \frac{1}{1002} + \frac{1}{1003} + \cdots + \frac{1}{3001} < 1 \frac{1}{3}. \]

1993 Bulgaria National Olympiad, 2
Tags: geometry , circumcircle , trigonometry , inequalities
Let $M$ be an interior point of the triangle $ABC$ such that $AMC = 90^\circ$, $AMB = 150^\circ$, and $BMC = 120^\circ$. The circumcenters of the triangles $AMC$, $AMB$, and $BMC$ are $P$, $Q$, and $R$ respectively. Prove that the area of $\Delta PQR$ is greater than or equal to the area of $\Delta ABC$.

2013 Polish MO Finals, 5
Tags: inequalities
Let k,m and n be three different positive integers. Prove that \[ \left( k-\frac{1}{k} \right)\left( m-\frac{1}{m} \right)\left( n-\frac{1}{n} \right) \le kmn-(k+m+n). \]

2014 China Team Selection Test, 1
Tags: floor function , number theory , inequalities
Prove that for any positive integers $k$ and $N$, \[\left(\frac{1}{N}\sum\limits_{n=1}^{N}(\omega (n))^k\right)^{\frac{1}{k}}\leq k+\sum\limits_{q\leq N}\frac{1}{q},\] where $\sum\limits_{q\leq N}\frac{1}{q}$ is the summation over of prime powers $q\leq N$ (including $q=1$). Note: For integer $n>1$, $\omega (n)$ denotes number of distinct prime factors of $n$, and $\omega (1)=0$.

2007 Moldova National Olympiad, 11.7
Tags: geometry , inequalities , 3d geometry , tetrahedron
Given a tetrahedron $VABC$ with edges $VA$, $VB$ and $VC$ perpendicular any two of them. The sum of the lengths of the tetrahedron's edges is $3p$. Find the maximal volume of $VABC$.

2018 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Moldova, 3
Tags: inequality , inequalities
Let $a,b,c \in\mathbb{R^*_+}$.Prove the inequality $\frac{a^2+4}{b+c}+\frac{b^2+9}{c+a}+\frac{c^2+16}{a+b}\ge9$.

2017 Taiwan TST Round 2, 2
Tags: inequalities
Let $a,b,c,d$ be positive real numbers satisfying $a+b+c+d=4$. Prove that $$\frac{a^2}{b}+\frac{b^2}{c}+\frac{c^2}{d}+\frac{d^2}{a}\geq 4+(a-d)^2$$

2009 China Team Selection Test, 1
Tags: number theory , inequalities
Let $ a > b > 1, b$ is an odd number, let $ n$ be a positive integer. If $ b^n|a^n\minus{}1,$ then $ a^b > \frac {3^n}{n}.$

2006 MOP Homework, 6
Tags: divisible , number theory , inequalities , subset
Let $m$ and $n$ be positive integers with $m > n \ge 2$. Set $S =\{1,2,...,m\}$, and set $T = \{a_1,a_2,...,a_n\}$ is a subset of $S$ such that every element of $S$ is not divisible by any pair of distinct elements of $T$. Prove that $$\frac{1}{a_1}+\frac{1}{a_2}+ ...+ \frac{1}{a_n} < \frac{m+n}{m}$$

1982 Austrian-Polish Competition, 9
Tags: algebra , min , sum , inequalities
Define $S_n=\sum_{j,k=1}^{n} \frac{1}{\sqrt{j^2+k^2}}$. Find a positive constant $C$ such that the inequality $n\le S_n \le Cn$ holds for all $n \ge 3$. (Note. The smaller $C$, the better the solution.)

2010 Germany Team Selection Test, 2
Tags: inequalities
Let $a$, $b$, $c$ be positive real numbers such that $ab+bc+ca\leq 3abc$. Prove that \[\sqrt{\frac{a^2+b^2}{a+b}}+\sqrt{\frac{b^2+c^2}{b+c}}+\sqrt{\frac{c^2+a^2}{c+a}}+3\leq \sqrt{2}\left(\sqrt{a+b}+\sqrt{b+c}+\sqrt{c+a}\right)\] [i]Proposed by Dzianis Pirshtuk, Belarus[/i]

2007 ITAMO, 1
Tags: circumcircle , geometry , triangle inequality , inequalities
It is given a regular hexagon in the plane. Let P be a point of the plane. Define s(P) as the sum of the distances from P to each side of the hexagon, and v(P) as the sum of the distances from P to each vertex. a) Find the locus of points P that minimize s(P) b) Find the locus of points P that minimize v(P)

2002 China Team Selection Test, 3
Tags: inequalities
$ n$ sets $ S_1$, $ S_2$ $ \cdots$, $ S_n$ consists of non-negative numbers. $ x_i$ is the sum of all elements of $ S_i$, prove that there is a natural number $ k$, $ 1<k<n$, and: \[ \sum_{i\equal{}1}^n x_i < \frac{1}{k\plus{}1} \left[ k \cdot \frac{n(n\plus{}1)(2n\plus{}1)}{6} \minus{} (k\plus{}1)^2 \cdot \frac{n(n\plus{}1)}{2} \right]\] and there exists subscripts $ i$, $ j$, $ t$, and $ l$ (at least $ 3$ of them are distinct) such that $ x_i \plus{} x_j \equal{} x_t \plus{} x_l$.

2001 Hong kong National Olympiad, 2
Tags: number theory , inequalities
Find, with proof, all positive integers $n$ such that the equation $x^{3}+y^{3}+z^{3}=nx^{2}y^{2}z^{2}$ has a solution in positive integers.

2004 China Western Mathematical Olympiad, 4
Tags: inequalities , cauchy inequality , inequality , three variable inequality
Suppose that $ a$, $ b$, $ c$ are positive real numbers, prove that \[ 1 < \frac {a}{\sqrt {a^{2} \plus{} b^{2}}} \plus{} \frac {b}{\sqrt {b^{2} \plus{} c^{2}}} \plus{} \frac {c}{\sqrt {c^{2} \plus{} a^{2}}}\leq\frac {3\sqrt {2}}{2} \]

2019 India Regional Mathematical Olympiad, 3
Tags: inequalities , inequality , am-gm
Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers such that $a+b+c=1$. Prove that $$\frac{a}{a^2+b^3+c^3}+\frac{b}{b^2+a^3+c^3}+\frac{c}{c^2+a^3+b^3}\leq\frac{1}{5abc}$$

2005 National High School Mathematics League, 2
Tags: inequalities
Positive numbers $a, b, c, x, y, z$ satisfy that $cy + bz = a$, $az + cx = b$, and $bx + ay = c$. Find the minimum value of the function $f(x,y,z) =\frac{x^2}{x+1}+\frac{y^2}{y+1}+\frac{z^2}{z+1}$.