Olympiad problems

2002 AIME Problems, 13

Tags: geometry , ratio , inequalities , number theory , relatively prime , triangle inequality

In triangle $ABC,$ point $D$ is on $\overline{BC}$ with $CD=2$ and $DB=5,$ point $E$ is on $\overline{AC}$ with $CE=1$ and $EA=3,$ $AB=8,$ and $\overline{AD}$ and $\overline{BE}$ intersect at $P.$ Points $Q$ and $R$ lie on $\overline{AB}$ so that $\overline{PQ}$ is parallel to $\overline{CA}$ and $\overline{PR}$ is parallel to $\overline{CB}.$ It is given that the ratio of the area of triangle $PQR$ to the area of triangle $ABC$ is $m/n,$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n.$

2007 Macedonia National Olympiad, 1

Tags: inequalities

Let $a, b, c$ be positive real numbers. Prove that \[1+\frac{3}{ab+bc+ca}\geq\frac{6}{a+b+c}.\]

2007 France Team Selection Test, 2

Tags: search , symmetry , inequalities

Let $a,b,c,d$ be positive reals such taht $a+b+c+d=1$. Prove that: \[6(a^{3}+b^{3}+c^{3}+d^{3})\geq a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}+d^{2}+\frac{1}{8}.\]

2012 NIMO Problems, 2

Tags: inequalities

Compute the number of positive integers $n$ satisfying the inequalities \[ 2^{n-1} < 5^{n-3} < 3^n. \][i]Proposed by Isabella Grabski[/i]

2017 ELMO Shortlist, 2

Tags: inequalities , algebra

Find all functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ such that for all real numbers $a,b,$ and $c$: (i) If $a+b+c\ge 0$ then $f(a^3)+f(b^3)+f(c^3)\ge 3f(abc).$ (ii) If $a+b+c\le 0$ then $f(a^3)+f(b^3)+f(c^3)\le 3f(abc).$ [i]Proposed by Ashwin Sah[/i]

2019 NMTC Junior, 7

Tags: inequalities , am-gm

The perimeter of $\triangle ABC$ is $2$ and it's sides are $BC=a, CA=b,AB=c$. Prove that $$abc+\frac{1}{27}\ge ab+bc+ca-1\ge abc. $$

2011 Morocco National Olympiad, 2

Tags: geometry , perimeter , trigonometry , inequalities

Let $\alpha , \beta ,\gamma$ be the angles of a triangle $ABC$ of perimeter $ 2p $ and $R$ is the radius of its circumscribed circle. $(a)$ Prove that \[\cot^{2}\alpha +\cot^{2}\beta+\cot^{2}\gamma\geq 3\left(9\cdot \frac{R^{2}}{p^{2}} - 1\right).\] $(b)$ When do we have equality?

2012 Greece Team Selection Test, 3

Tags: algebra , inequality , inequalities

Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers satisfying $a+b+c=3$.Prove that $\sum_{sym} \frac{a^{2}}{(b+c)^{3}}\geq \frac{3}{8}$

2013 Turkey Team Selection Test, 3

Tags: trigonometry , inequalities

For all real numbers $x,y,z$ such that $-2\leq x,y,z \leq 2$ and $x^2+y^2+z^2+xyz = 4$, determine the least real number $K$ satisfying \[\dfrac{z(xz+yz+y)}{xy+y^2+z^2+1} \leq K.\]

2020 Jozsef Wildt International Math Competition, W34

Tags: inequalities , algebra

Let $a,b,c>0.$ Prove that$$\frac{a^3+b^2c+bc^2}{bc}+\frac{b^3+c^2a+ca^2}{ca}+\frac{c^3+a^2b+ab^2}{ab}\geq 3(a+b+c)$$ $$\frac{bc}{a^3+b^2c+bc^2}+\frac{ca}{b^3+c^2a+ca^2}+\frac{ab}{c^3+a^2b+ab^2}\leq \frac{1}{3}(\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c})$$

2012 China Second Round Olympiad, 7

Tags: inequalities , trigonometry , algebra

Find the sum of all integers $n$ satisfying the following inequality: \[\frac{1}{4}<\sin\frac{\pi}{n}<\frac{1}{3}.\]

2015 BMT Spring, P1

Tags: complex number , inequalities , algebra

Suppose $z_0,z_1,\ldots,z_{n-1}$ are complex numbers such that $z_k=e^{2k\pi i/n}$ for $k=0,1,2,\ldots,n-1$. Prove that for any complex number $z$, $\sum_{k=0}^{n-1}|z-z_k|\ge n$.

2019 Belarus Team Selection Test, 1.4

Tags: inequalities , algebra , sequence

Let the sequence $(a_n)$ be constructed in the following way: $$ a_1=1,\mbox{ }a_2=1,\mbox{ }a_{n+2}=a_{n+1}+\frac{1}{a_n},\mbox{ }n=1,2,\ldots. $$ Prove that $a_{180}>19$. [i](Folklore)[/i]

1988 Flanders Math Olympiad, 4

Tags: calculus , derivative , geometry , trigonometry , function , inequalities , quadratic

Be $R$ a positive real number. If $R, 1, R+\frac12$ are triangle sides, call $\theta$ the angle between $R$ and $R+\frac12$ (in rad). Prove $2R\theta$ is between $1$ and $\pi$.

1965 IMO Shortlist, 1

Tags: inequalities , trigonometry

Determine all values of $x$ in the interval $0 \leq x \leq 2\pi$ which satisfy the inequality \[ 2 \cos{x} \leq \sqrt{1+\sin{2x}}-\sqrt{1-\sin{2x}} \leq \sqrt{2}. \]

2017 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Romania, 2

Tags: inequalities , number theory , difference , divisor

Let $n$ be a positive integer. For each of the numbers $1, 2,.., n$ we compute the difference between the number of its odd positive divisors and its even positive divisors. Prove that the sum of these differences is at least $0$ and at most $n$.

2011 Postal Coaching, 5

Tags: logarithm , inequalities

Let $<a_n>$ be a sequence of non-negative real numbers such that $a_{m+n} \le a_m +a_n$ for all $m,n \in \mathbb{N}$. Prove that \[\sum_{k=1}^{N} \frac{a_k}{k^2}\ge \frac{a_N}{4N}\ln N\] for any $N \in \mathbb{N}$, where $\ln$ denotes the natural logarithm.

2021 Estonia Team Selection Test, 2

Tags: algebra , inequalities

Positive real numbers $a, b, c$ satisfy $abc = 1$. Prove that $$\frac{a}{1+b}+\frac{b}{1+c}+\frac{c}{1+a} \ge \frac32$$

2013 China Girls Math Olympiad, 1

Tags: parabola , function , algebra , domain , inequalities , conic , geometry

Let $A$ be the closed region bounded by the following three lines in the $xy$ plane: $x=1, y=0$ and $y=t(2x-t)$, where $0<t<1$. Prove that the area of any triangle inside the region $A$, with two vertices $P(t,t^2)$ and $Q(1,0)$, does not exceed $\frac{1}{4}.$

1974 IMO Longlists, 33

Tags: inequalities

Let a be a real number such that $0 < a < 1$, and let $n$ be a positive integer. Define the sequence $a_0, a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n$ an recursively by \[a_0 = a, \quad a_{k+1} = a_k +\frac 1n a_k^2 \quad \text{ for } k = 0, 1, \ldots, n - 1.\] Prove that there exists a real number $A$, depending on $a$ but independent of $n$, such that \[0 < n(A - a_n) < A^3.\]

2011 Indonesia TST, 1

Tags: inequalities , geometric inequalities , algebra

Let $a, b, c$ be the sides of a triangle with $abc = 1$. Prove that $$\frac{\sqrt{b + c -a}}{a}+\frac{\sqrt{c + a - b}}{b}+\frac{\sqrt{a + b - c}}{c} \ge a + b + c$$

MathLinks Contest 1st, 1

Tags: inequalities

Prove that for every positive numbers $x, y, z$ the following inequality holds: $$\sqrt{4x^2 + 4x(y + z) + (y - z)^2} <\sqrt{4y^2 + 4y(z + x) + (z - x)^2}+\sqrt{4z^2 + 4z(x + y) + (x - y)^2}.$$

2012 Brazil Team Selection Test, 1

Tags: geometry , algebra , polynomial , inequalities

Let $ P $ be a point in the interior of a triangle $ ABC $, and let $ D, E, F $ be the point of intersection of the line $ AP $ and the side $ BC $ of the triangle, of the line $ BP $ and the side $ CA $, and of the line $ CP $ and the side $ AB $, respectively. Prove that the area of the triangle $ ABC $ must be $ 6 $ if the area of each of the triangles $ PFA, PDB $ and $ PEC $ is $ 1 $.

1998 Canada National Olympiad, 3

Tags: inequalities

Let $ n$ be a natural number such that $ n \geq 2$. Show that \[ \frac {1}{n \plus{} 1} \left( 1 \plus{} \frac {1}{3} \plus{} \cdot \cdot \cdot \plus{} \frac {1}{2n \minus{} 1} \right) > \frac {1}{n} \left( \frac {1}{2} \plus{} \frac {1}{4} \plus{} \cdot \cdot \cdot \plus{} \frac {1}{2n} \right). \]

1987 Traian Lălescu, 1.3

Tags: geometry , circumcircle , inequalities

Let $ A'\neq A $ be the intersection of the bisector of $ \angle BAC $ with the circumcircle of the triangle $ ABC. $ Prove that $ AA'>\frac{AB+AC}{2}. $