For any strictly positive numbers $a$ and $b$ , prove the inequality $$\frac{a}{a+b} \cdot \frac{a+2b}{a+3b} < \sqrt{ \frac{a}{a+4b}}.$$

What is the largest possible value of $|...| |a_1 - a_2| - a_3| - ... - a_{1990}|$, where $a_1, a_2, ... , a_{1990}$ is a permutation of $1, 2, 3, ... , 1990$?

Let $\Delta ABC$ be a triangle and $P$ be a point in its interior. Prove that \[ \frac{[BPC]}{PA^2}+\frac{[CPA]}{PB^2}+\frac{[APB]}{PC^2} \ge \frac{[ABC]}{R^2} \] where $R$ is the radius of the circumcircle of $\Delta ABC$, and $[XYZ]$ is the area of $\Delta XYZ$.

For positive reals $x,y,z\ge \frac{1}{2}$ with $x^2+y^2+z^2=1$, prove this inequality holds $$(\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}-\frac{1}{z})(\frac{1}{x}-\frac{1}{y}+\frac{1}{z})\ge 2$$

Let be a natural number $ n, $ and $ n $ real numbers $ a_1,a_2,\ldots ,a_n . $ Then, $$ \sum_{1\le i<j\le n} \cos\left( a_i-a_j \right)\ge -n/2. $$

Let $x,y,z$ be nonnegative positive integers. Prove $\frac{x-y}{xy+2y+1}+\frac{y-z}{zy+2z+1}+\frac{z-x}{xz+2x+1}\ge 0$

Real numbers $a_1,a_2,...,a_{16}$ satisfy the conditions $\sum_{i=1}^{16}a_i = 100$ and $\sum_{i=1}^{16}a_i^2 = 1000$ . What is the greatest possible value of $a_16$?

[b]p1.[/b] The length of the first side of a triangle is $1$, the length of the second side is $11$, and the length of the third side is an integer. Find that integer. [b]p2.[/b] Suppose $a, b$, and $c$ are positive numbers such that $a + b + c = 1$. Prove that $ab + ac + bc \le \frac13$. [b]p3.[/b] Prove that $1 +\frac12+\frac13+\frac14+ ... +\frac{1}{100}$ is not an integer. [b]p4.[/b] Find all of the four-digit numbers n such that the last four digits of $n^2$ coincide with the digits of $n$. [b]p5.[/b] (Bonus) Several ants are crawling along a circle with equal constant velocities (not necessarily in the same direction). If two ants collide, both immediately reverse direction and crawl with the same velocity. Prove that, no matter how many ants and what their initial positions are, they will, at some time, all simultaneously return to the initial positions. PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c5h2760506p24143309]here[/url].

Prove the inequalities \[\frac{u}{v}\le \frac{\sin u}{\sin v}\le \frac{\pi}{2}\times\frac{u}{v},\text{ for }0 \le u < v \le \frac{\pi}{2}\]

Prove that, if $a,b,c$ are sides of a triangle, then we have the following inequality: $3(a^3 b+b^3 c+c^3 a)+2(ab^3+bc^3+ca^3 )\geq 5(a^2 b^2+a^2 c^2+b^2 c^2 )$.

In the game of Nim, players are given several piles of stones. On each turn, a player picks a nonempty pile and removes any positive integer number of stones from that pile. The player who removes the last stone wins, while the first player who cannot move loses. Alice, Bob, and Chebyshev play a 3-player version of Nim where each player wants to win but avoids losing at all costs (there is always a player who neither wins nor loses). Initially, the piles have sizes $43$, $99$, $x$, $y$, where $x$ and $y$ are positive integers. Assuming that the first player loses when all players play optimally, compute the maximum possible value of $xy$. [i]Proposed by Sammy Luo[/i]

Let $a, b, c,x, y, z$ be positive reals such that $\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}+\frac{1}{z}=1$. Prove that \[a^x+b^y+c^z\ge \frac{4abcxyz}{(x+y+z-3)^2}.\] [i]Proposed by Daniel Liu[/i]

Let $x_1$, $x_2$, ..., $x_5$ be nonnegative real numbers such that $x_1+x_2+x_3+x_4+x_5=5$. Determine the maximum value of $x_1x_2+x_2x_3+x_3x_4+x_4x_5$.

Consider the obtuse-angled triangle $\triangle ABC$ and its side lengths $a,b,c$. Prove that $a^3\cos\angle A +b^3\cos\angle B + c^3\cos\angle C < abc$.

Given an integer $ n > 3.$ Let $ a_{1},a_{2},\cdots,a_{n}$ be real numbers satisfying $ min |a_{i} \minus{} a_{j}| \equal{} 1, 1\le i\le j\le n.$ Find the minimum value of $ \sum_{k \equal{} 1}^n|a_{k}|^3.$

Let $n\geq 3$ be an integer. Find the largest real number $M$ such that for any positive real numbers $x_1,x_2,\cdots,x_n$, there exists an arrangement $y_1,y_2,\cdots,y_n$ of real numbers satisfying \[\sum_{i=1}^n \frac{y_i^2}{y_{i+1}^2-y_{i+1}y_{i+2}+y_{i+2}^2}\geq M,\] where $y_{n+1}=y_1,y_{n+2}=y_2$.

Determine, whether there exist a function $f$ defined on the set of all positive real numbers and taking positive values such that $f(x+y)\geqslant yf(x)+f(f(x))$ for all positive x and y?

Let $ABCD$ be a convex quadrilateral such that $\angle ABC = \angle ADC = 135^{\circ}$ and \[AC^2\cdot BD^2 = 2\cdot AB\cdot BC\cdot CD\cdot DA.\] Prove that the diagonals of the quadrilateral $ABCD$ are perpendicular.

The reals $x, y$ satisfy $x(x-6)\leq y(4-y)+7$. Find the minimal and maximal values of the expression $x+2y$.

Let $a_1,a_2,a_3,\dots$ be a sequence of real numbers satisfying the inequality \[ |a_{k+m}-a_k-a_m| \leq 1 \quad \text{for all} \ k,m \in \mathbb{Z}_{>0}. \] Show that the following inequality holds for all positive integers $k,m$ \[ \left| \frac{a_k}{k}-\frac{a_m}{m} \right| < \frac{1}{k}+\frac{1}{m}. \]

For each positive integer $k$, denote by $P (k)$ the number of all positive integers $4k$-digit numbers which can be composed of the digits $2, 0$ and which are divisible by the number $2 020$. Prove the inequality $$P (k) \ge \binom{2k - 1}{k}^2$$ and determine all $k$ for which equality occurs. (Note: A positive integer cannot begin with a digit of $0$.) (Jaromir Simsa)

Let $ab+bc+ca=1$. Show that \[\frac{1}{a+b}+\frac{1}{b+c}+\frac{1}{c+a}\ge\sqrt{3}+\frac{ab}{a+b}+\frac{bc}{b+c}+\frac{ca}{c+a}\]

Let $p,q,r\in R $ with $pqr=1$. Prove that $$\left(\frac{1}{1-p}\right)^2+\left(\frac{1}{1-q}\right)^2+\left(\frac{1}{1-r}\right)^2\ge 1$$ [i](Real Matrik)[/i]

Show that ${2n \choose n} \; \vert \; \text{lcm}(1,2, \cdots, 2n)$ for all positive integers $n$.

Let $n\geq 2$ is positive integer. Find the best constant $C(n)$ such that \[\sum_{i=1}^{n}x_{i}\geq C(n)\sum_{1\leq j<i\leq n}(2x_{i}x_{j}+\sqrt{x_{i}x_{j}})\] is true for all real numbers $x_{i}\in(0,1),i=1,...,n$ for which $(1-x_{i})(1-x_{j})\geq\frac{1}{4},1\leq j<i \leq n.$