Found problems: 787
2007 Iran MO (3rd Round), 2
$ a,b,c$ are three different positive real numbers. Prove that:\[ \left|\frac{a\plus{}b}{a\minus{}b}\plus{}\frac{b\plus{}c}{b\minus{}c}\plus{}\frac{c\plus{}a}{c\minus{}a}\right|>1\]
2009 China National Olympiad, 1
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.$
2014 China Western Mathematical Olympiad, 1
Let $x,y$ be positive real numbers .Find the minimum of $x+y+\frac{|x-1|}{y}+\frac{|y-1|}{x}$.
2013 China Girls Math Olympiad, 1
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 $\frac{1}{4}.$
2014 Contests, 3
Let $a$, $b$, $c$ and $d$ be real numbers such that no two of them are equal,
\[\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{d}+\frac{d}{a}=4\] and $ac=bd$. Find the maximum possible value of
\[\frac{a}{c}+\frac{b}{d}+\frac{c}{a}+\frac{d}{b}.\]
2003 Hungary-Israel Binational, 1
If $x_{1}, x_{2}, . . . , x_{n}$ are positive numbers, prove the inequality $\frac{x_{1}^{3}}{x_{1}^{2}+x_{1}x_{2}+x_{2}^{2}}+\frac{x_{2}^{3}}{x_{2}^{2}+x_{2}x_{3}+x_{3}^{2}}+...+\frac{x_{n}^{3}}{x_{n}^{2}+x_{n}x_{1}+x_{1}^{2}}\geq\frac{x_{1}+x_{2}+...+x_{n}}{3}$.
2011 Korea National Olympiad, 4
Let $ x_1, x_2, \cdots, x_{25} $ real numbers such that $ 0 \le x_i \le i (i=1, 2, \cdots, 25) $. Find the maximum value of
\[x_{1}^{3}+x_{2}^{3}+\cdots +x_{25}^{3} - ( x_1x_2x_3 + x_2x_3x_4 + \cdots x_{25}x_1x_2 ) \]
2011 Stars Of Mathematics, 3
For a given integer $n\geq 3$, determine the range of values for the expression
\[ E_n(x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n) := \dfrac {x_1} {x_2} + \dfrac {x_2} {x_3} + \cdots + \dfrac {x_{n-1}} {x_n} + \dfrac {x_n} {x_1}\]
over real numbers $x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n \geq 1$ satisfying $|x_k - x_{k+1}| \leq 1$ for all $1\leq k \leq n-1$.
Do also determine when the extremal values are achieved.
(Dan Schwarz)
2010 Turkey MO (2nd round), 3
Prove that for all $n \in \mathbb{Z^+}$ and for all positive real numbers satisfying $a_1a_2...a_n=1$
\[ \displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^{n} \frac{a_i}{\sqrt{{a_i}^4+3}} \leq \frac{1}{2}\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^{n} \frac{1}{a_i} \]
2013 Iran Team Selection Test, 11
Let $a,b,c$ be sides of a triangle such that $a\geq b \geq c$. prove that:
$\sqrt{a(a+b-\sqrt{ab})}+\sqrt{b(a+c-\sqrt{ac})}+\sqrt{c(b+c-\sqrt{bc})}\geq a+b+c$
2010 Contests, 3
Let $x_1, x_2, \ldots ,x_n(n\ge 2)$ be real numbers greater than $1$. Suppose that $|x_i-x_{i+1}|<1$ for $i=1, 2,\ldots ,n-1$. Prove that
\[\frac{x_1}{x_2}+\frac{x_2}{x_3}+\ldots +\frac{x_{n-1}}{x_n}+\frac{x_n}{x_1}<2n-1\]
1996 Balkan MO, 1
Let $O$ be the circumcenter and $G$ be the centroid of a triangle $ABC$. If $R$ and $r$ are the circumcenter and incenter of the triangle, respectively,
prove that \[ OG \leq \sqrt{ R ( R - 2r ) } . \]
[i]Greece[/i]
1997 Baltic Way, 4
Prove that the arithmetic mean $a$ of $x_1,\ldots ,x_n$ satisfies
\[ (x_1-a)^2+\ldots +(x_n-a)^2\le \frac{1}{2}(|x_1-a|+\ldots +|x_n-a|)^2\]
2009 Junior Balkan Team Selection Test, 4
For positive real numbers $ x,y,z$ the inequality
\[\frac1{x^2\plus{}1}\plus{}\frac1{y^2\plus{}1}\plus{}\frac1{z^2\plus{}1}\equal{}\frac12\]
holds. Prove the inequality
\[\frac1{x^3\plus{}2}\plus{}\frac1{y^3\plus{}2}\plus{}\frac1{z^3\plus{}2}<\frac13.\]
2024 Dutch IMO TST, 3
Let $a,b,c$ be real numbers such that $0 \le a \le b \le c$ and $a+b+c=1$. Show that
\[ab\sqrt{b-a}+bc\sqrt{c-b}+ac\sqrt{c-a}<\frac{1}{4}.\]
2007 Moldova Team Selection Test, 1
Let $a_{1}, a_{2}, \ldots, a_{n}\in [0;1]$. If $S=a_{1}^{3}+a_{2}^{3}+\ldots+a_{n}^{3}$ then prove that \[\frac{a_{1}}{2n+1+S-a_{1}^{3}}+\frac{a_{2}}{2n+1+S-a_{2}^{3}}+\ldots+\frac{a_{n}}{2n+1+S-a_{n}^{3}}\leq \frac{1}{3}\]
2013 Romania National Olympiad, 2
To be considered the following complex and distinct $a,b,c,d$. Prove that the following affirmations are equivalent:
i)For every $z\in \mathbb{C}$ the inequality takes place :$\left| z-a \right|+\left| z-b \right|\ge \left| z-c \right|+\left| z-d \right|$;
ii)There is $t\in \left( 0,1 \right)$ so that $c=ta+\left( 1-t \right)b$ si $d=\left( 1-t \right)a+tb$
2023 VIASM Summer Challenge, Problem 1
Find the largest positive real number $k$ such that the inequality$$a^3+b^3+c^3-3\ge k(3-ab-bc-ca)$$holds for all positive real triples $(a;b;c)$ satisfying $a+b+c=3.$
2009 China Team Selection Test, 5
Let $ m > 1$ be an integer, $ n$ is an odd number satisfying $ 3\le n < 2m,$ number $ a_{i,j} (i,j\in N, 1\le i\le m, 1\le j\le n)$ satisfies $ (1)$ for any $ 1\le j\le n, a_{1,j},a_{2,j},\cdots,a_{m,j}$ is a permutation of $ 1,2,3,\cdots,m; (2)$ for any $ 1 < i\le m, 1\le j\le n \minus{} 1, |a_{i,j} \minus{} a_{i,{j \plus{} 1}}|\le 1$ holds. Find the minimal value of $ M$, where $ M \equal{} max_{1 < i < m}\sum_{j \equal{} 1}^n{a_{i,j}}.$
2024 Middle European Mathematical Olympiad, 1
Consider two infinite sequences $a_0,a_1,a_2,\dots$ and $b_0,b_1,b_2,\dots$ of real numbers such that $a_0=0$, $b_0=0$ and
\[a_{k+1}=b_k, \quad b_{k+1}=\frac{a_kb_k+a_k+1}{b_k+1}\]
for each integer $k \ge 0$. Prove that $a_{2024}+b_{2024} \ge 88$.
2013 ELMO Shortlist, 8
Let $a, b, c$ be positive reals with $a^{2014}+b^{2014}+c^{2014}+abc=4$. Prove that
\[ \frac{a^{2013}+b^{2013}-c}{c^{2013}} + \frac{b^{2013}+c^{2013}-a}{a^{2013}} + \frac{c^{2013}+a^{2013}-b}{b^{2013}} \ge a^{2012}+b^{2012}+c^{2012}. \][i]Proposed by David Stoner[/i]
2015 China Team Selection Test, 1
Let $x_1,x_2,\cdots,x_n$ $(n\geq2)$ be a non-decreasing monotonous sequence of positive numbers such that $x_1,\frac{x_2}{2},\cdots,\frac{x_n}{n}$ is a non-increasing monotonous sequence .Prove that
\[ \frac{\sum_{i=1}^{n} x_i }{n\left (\prod_{i=1}^{n}x_i \right )^{\frac{1}{n}}}\le \frac{n+1}{2\sqrt[n]{n!}}\]
2007 All-Russian Olympiad Regional Round, 10.2
Prove that the inequality $ (x^{k}\minus{}y^{k})^{n}<(x^{n}\minus{}y^{n})^{k}$ holds forall reals $ x>y>0$ and positive integers $ n>k$.
2012 ELMO Shortlist, 1
Let $x_1,x_2,x_3,y_1,y_2,y_3$ be nonzero real numbers satisfying $x_1+x_2+x_3=0, y_1+y_2+y_3=0$. Prove that
\[\frac{x_1x_2+y_1y_2}{\sqrt{(x_1^2+y_1^2)(x_2^2+y_2^2)}}+\frac{x_2x_3+y_2y_3}{\sqrt{(x_2^2+y_2^2)(x_3^2+y_3^2)}}+\frac{x_3x_1+y_3y_1}{\sqrt{(x_3^2+y_3^2)(x_1^2+y_1^2)}} \ge -\frac32.\]
[i]Ray Li, Max Schindler.[/i]
1987 Romania Team Selection Test, 4
Let $ P(X) \equal{} a_{n}X^{n} \plus{} a_{n \minus{} 1}X^{n \minus{} 1} \plus{} \ldots \plus{} a_{1}X \plus{} a_{0}$ be a real polynomial of degree $ n$. Suppose $ n$ is an even number and:
a) $ a_{0} > 0$, $ a_{n} > 0$;
b) $ a_{1}^{2} \plus{} a_{2}^{2} \plus{} \ldots \plus{} a_{n \minus{} 1}^{2}\leq\frac {4\min(a_{0}^{2} , a_{n}^{2})}{n \minus{} 1}$.
Prove that $ P(x)\geq 0$ for all real values $ x$.
[i]Laurentiu Panaitopol[/i]