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2010 All-Russian Olympiad, 2
Tags: inequalities , combinatorics
There are $100$ random, distinct real numbers corresponding to $100$ points on a circle. Prove that you can always choose $4$ consecutive points in such a way that the sum of the two numbers corresponding to the points on the outside is always greater than the sum of the two numbers corresponding to the two points on the inside.

1997 Argentina National Olympiad, 3
Tags: algebra , sum , inequalities
Let $x_1,x_2,x_3,\ldots ,x_{100}$ be one hundred real numbers greater than or equal to $0$ and less than or equal to $1$. Find the maximum possible value of the sum$$S=x_1(1-x_2)+x_2(1-x_3)+x_3(1-x_4)+\cdots +x_{99}(1-x_{100})+x_ {100}(1-x_1).$$

2018 Estonia Team Selection Test, 3
Tags: sum , algebra , inequalities , max , min
Given a real number $c$ and an integer $m, m \ge 2$. Real numbers $x_1, x_2,... , x_m$ satisfy the conditions $x_1 + x_2 +...+ x_m = 0$ and $\frac{x^2_1 + x^2_2 + ...+ x^2_m}{m}= c$. Find max $(x_1, x_2,..., x_m)$ if it is known to be as small as possible.

2008 Germany Team Selection Test, 2
Tags: inequalities , circumcircle , trigonometry , geometry
For three points $ X,Y,Z$ let $ R_{XYZ}$ be the circumcircle radius of the triangle $ XYZ.$ If $ ABC$ is a triangle with incircle centre $ I$ then we have: \[ \frac{1}{R_{ABI}} \plus{} \frac{1}{R_{BCI}} \plus{} \frac{1}{R_{CAI}} \leq \frac{1}{\bar{AI}} \plus{} \frac{1}{\bar{BI}} \plus{} \frac{1}{\bar{CI}}.\]

2017-IMOC, A6
Tags: inequalities , algebra
Show that for all positive reals $a,b,c$ with $a+b+c=3$, $$\sum_{\text{cyc}}\sqrt{a+3b+\frac2c}\ge3\sqrt6.$$

1984 IMO Longlists, 5
Tags: inequalities
For a real number $x$, let $[x]$ denote the greatest integer not exceeding $x$. If $m \ge 3$, prove that \[\left[\frac{m(m+1)}{2(2m-1)}\right]=\left[\frac{m+1}{4}\right]\]

1998 Belarus Team Selection Test, 1
Tags: inequalities , number theory , sum , divisor
Let $S(n)$ be the sum of all different natural divisors of odd natural number $n> 1$ (including $n$ and $1$). Prove that $(S(n))^3 <n^4$.

2008 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 18
Tags: trigonometry , geometry , inequalities
(A.Abdullayev, 9--11) Prove that the triangle having sides $ a$, $ b$, $ c$ and area $ S$ satisfies the inequality \[ a^2\plus{}b^2\plus{}c^2\minus{}\frac12(|a\minus{}b|\plus{}|b\minus{}c|\plus{}|c\minus{}a|)^2\geq 4\sqrt3 S.\]

2008 IMO Shortlist, 5
Tags: inequalities , algebra
Let $ a$, $ b$, $ c$, $ d$ be positive real numbers such that $ abcd \equal{} 1$ and $ a \plus{} b \plus{} c \plus{} d > \dfrac{a}{b} \plus{} \dfrac{b}{c} \plus{} \dfrac{c}{d} \plus{} \dfrac{d}{a}$. Prove that \[ a \plus{} b \plus{} c \plus{} d < \dfrac{b}{a} \plus{} \dfrac{c}{b} \plus{} \dfrac{d}{c} \plus{} \dfrac{a}{d}\] [i]Proposed by Pavel Novotný, Slovakia[/i]

2018 Serbia JBMO TST, 2
Tags: inequalities , algebra
Show that for $a,b,c > 0$ the following inequality holds: $\frac{\sqrt{ab}}{a+b+2c}+\frac{\sqrt{bc}}{b+c+2a}+\frac{\sqrt{ca}}{c+a+2b} \le \frac {3}{4}$.

MathLinks Contest 3rd, 1
Tags: inequalities
Let $a, b, c$ be positive reals. Prove that $$\sqrt{abc}(\sqrt{a} +\sqrt{b} +\sqrt{c}) + (a + b + c)^2 \ge 4 \sqrt{3abc(a + b + c)}.$$

2013 USA TSTST, 9
Tags: geometry , rotation , invariant , trigonometry , inequalities , niven theorem , geocombontturnedintoalg
Let $r$ be a rational number in the interval $[-1,1]$ and let $\theta = \cos^{-1} r$. Call a subset $S$ of the plane [i]good[/i] if $S$ is unchanged upon rotation by $\theta$ around any point of $S$ (in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions). Determine all values of $r$ satisfying the following property: The midpoint of any two points in a good set also lies in the set.

2008 Indonesia MO, 2
Tags: function , inequalities
Prove that for $ x,y\in\mathbb{R^ \plus{} }$, $ \frac {1}{(1 \plus{} \sqrt {x})^{2}} \plus{} \frac {1}{(1 \plus{} \sqrt {y})^{2}} \ge \frac {2}{x \plus{} y \plus{} 2}$

1970 IMO Longlists, 25
Tags: calculus , derivative , function , inequalities , integration , real analysis
A real function $f$ is defined for $0\le x\le 1$, with its first derivative $f'$ defined for $0\le x\le 1$ and its second derivative $f''$ defined for $0<x<1$. Prove that if $f(0)=f'(0)=f'(1)=f(1)-1 =0$, then there exists a number $0<y<1$ such that $|f''(y)|\ge 4$.

2004 China Girls Math Olympiad, 2
Tags: inequalities
Let $ a, b, c$ be positive reals. Find the smallest value of \[ \frac {a \plus{} 3c}{a \plus{} 2b \plus{} c} \plus{} \frac {4b}{a \plus{} b \plus{} 2c} \minus{} \frac {8c}{a \plus{} b \plus{} 3c}. \]

2020 Lusophon Mathematical Olympiad, 3
Tags: geometry , geometric inequality , inequalities
Let $ABC$ be a triangle and on the sides we draw, externally, the squares $BADE, CBFG$ and $ACHI$. Determine the greatest positive real constant $k$ such that, for any triangle $\triangle ABC$, the following inequality is true: $[DEFGHI]\geq k\cdot [ABC]$ Note: $[X]$ denotes the area of polygon $X$.

1982 Czech and Slovak Olympiad III A, 5
Tags: algebra , inequalities , combinatorics , sequence
Given is a sequence of real numbers $\{a_n\}^{\infty}_{n=1}$ such that $a_n \ne a_m$ for $n\ne m,$ given is a natural number $k$. Construct an injective map $P:\{1,2,\ldots,20k\}\to\mathbb Z^+$ such that the following inequalities hold: $$a_{p(1)}<a_{p(2)}<...<a_{p(10)}$$ $$ a_{p(10)}>a_{p(11)}>...>a_{p(20)}$$ $$a_{p(20)}<a_{p(21)}<...<a_{p(30)}$$ $$...$$ $$a_{p(20k-10)}>a_{p(20k-9)}>...>a_{p(20k)}$$ $$a_{p(10)}>a_{p(30)}>...>a_{p((20k-10))} $$ $$a_{p(1)}<a_{p(20)}<...<a_{p(20k)},$$

2011 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Romania, 3
Tags: inequalities , algebra
Let n be a positive integer and let $x_1, x_2,...,x_n$ and $y_1, y_2,...,y_n$ be real numbers. Prove that there exists a number $i, i = 1, 2,...,n$, such that $$\sum_{j=1}^n |x_i - x_j | \le \sum_{j=1}^n |x_i - y_j | $$

1990 Greece National Olympiad, 3
Tags: function , algebra , inequalities , functional
Find all functions $f: \mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$ that satisfy $y^2f(x)(f(x)-2x)\le (1-xy)(1+xy) $ for any $x,y \in\mathbb{R}$.

2004 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Moldova, 2
Tags: inequalities , algebra
Let $n \in N^*$ . Let $a_1, a_2..., a_n$ be real such that $a_1 + a_2 +...+ a_n \ge 0$. Prove the inequality $\sqrt{a_1^2+1}+\sqrt{a_2^2+1}+...+\sqrt{a_1^2+1}\ge \sqrt{2n(a_1 + a_2 +...+ a_n )}$.

2008 District Olympiad, 1
Tags: inequalities , algebra
Prove that for an integer $ n>\equal{}1$ we have $ n(1\plus{}\frac{1}{2}\plus{}\frac{1}{3}\plus{}\dots\plus{}\frac{1}{n})\geq (n\plus{}1)(\frac{1}{2}\plus{}\frac{1}{3}\plus{}\dots\frac{1}{n\plus{}1})$

1960 Poland - Second Round, 1
Tags: sum , algebra , inequalities
Prove that if the real numbers $ a $ and $ b $ are not both equal to zero, then for every natural $ n $ $$ a^{2n} + a^{2n-1}b + a^{2n-2} b^2 + \ldots + ab^{2n-1} + b^{2n} > 0. $$

2000 Belarus Team Selection Test, 3.2
Tags: algebra , inequalities
(a) Prove that $\{n\sqrt3\} >\frac{1}{n\sqrt3}$ for any positive integer $n$. (b) Is there a constant $c > 1$ such that $\{n\sqrt3\} >\frac{c}{n\sqrt3}$ for all $n \in N$?

2012 European Mathematical Cup, 3
Tags: inequalities
Prove that the following inequality holds for all positive real numbers $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$, $e$ and $f$ \[\sqrt[3]{\frac{abc}{a+b+d}}+\sqrt[3]{\frac{def}{c+e+f}} < \sqrt[3]{(a+b+d)(c+e+f)} \text{.}\] [i]Proposed by Dimitar Trenevski.[/i]

1988 National High School Mathematics League, 12
Tags: inequalities
$a,b$ are real numbers, satisfying that $\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}=1$. Prove that for any $n\in\mathbb{Z}_+$, $(a+b)^{2n}-a^n-b^n\geq2^{2n}-2^{n+1}$.