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2012 Middle European Mathematical Olympiad, 2
Tags: inequalities , geometry , function , algebra , polynomial , inequalities proposed
Let $ a,b$ and $ c $ be positive real numbers with $ abc = 1 $. Prove that \[ \sqrt{ 9 + 16a^2}+\sqrt{ 9 + 16b^2}+\sqrt{ 9 + 16c^2} \ge 3 +4(a+b+c)\]

2014 ELMO Shortlist, 8
Tags: inequalities , function , inequalities proposed
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]

2010 Lithuania National Olympiad, 1
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed
Let $a,b$ be real numbers. Prove the inequality \[ 2(a^4+a^2b^2+b^4)\ge 3(a^3b+ab^3).\]

2007 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Romania, 2
Tags: inequalities , calculus , inequalities proposed
Let $x, y, z \ge 0$ be real numbers. Prove that: \[\frac{x^{3}+y^{3}+z^{3}}{3}\ge xyz+\frac{3}{4}|(x-y)(y-z)(z-x)| .\] [hide="Additional task"]Find the maximal real constant $\alpha$ that can replace $\frac{3}{4}$ such that the inequality is still true for any non-negative $x,y,z$.[/hide]

2001 Baltic Way, 12
Tags: inequalities proposed , inequalities
Let $a_1, a_2,\ldots , a_n$ be positive real numbers such that $\sum_{i=1}^na_i^3=3$ and $\sum_{i=1}^na_i^5=5$. Prove that $\sum_{i=1}^na_i>\frac{3}{2}$.

1977 IMO Longlists, 38
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed
Let $m_j > 0$ for $j = 1, 2,\ldots, n$ and $a_1 \leq \cdots \leq a_n < b_1 \leq \cdots \leq b_n < c_1 \leq \cdots \leq c_n$ be real numbers. Prove that \[\Biggl( \sum_{j=1}^{n} m_j(a_j+b_j+c_j) \Biggr)^2 > 3 \Biggl( \sum_{j=1}^{n} m_j \Biggr) \Biggl( \sum_{j=1}^{n} m_j(a_jb_j+b_jc_j+c_ja_j) \Biggr).\]

2006 Austrian-Polish Competition, 5
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed
Prove that for all positive integers $n$ and all positive reals $a,b,c$ the following inequality holds: \[\frac{a^{n+1}}{a^{n}+a^{n-1}b+\ldots+b^{n}}+\frac{b^{n+1}}{b^{n}+b^{n-1}c+\ldots+c^{n}}+\frac{c^{n+1}}{c^{n}+c^{n-1}a+\ldots+a^{n}}\\ \ge \frac{a+b+c}{n+1}\]

1996 Taiwan National Olympiad, 2
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed , n-variable inequality
Let $0<a\leq 1$ be a real number and let $a\leq a_{i}\leq\frac{1}{a_{i}}\forall i=\overline{1,1996}$ are real numbers. Prove that for any nonnegative real numbers $k_{i}(i=1,2,...,1996)$ such that $\sum_{i=1}^{1996}k_{i}=1$ we have $(\sum_{i=1}^{1996}k_{i}a_{i})(\sum_{i=1}^{1996}\frac{k_{i}}{a_{i}})\leq (a+\frac{1}{a})^{2}$.

2010 Contests, 3
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed , Kazakhstan
Positive real $A$ is given. Find maximum value of $M$ for which inequality $ \frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}+\frac{A}{x+y} \geq \frac{M}{\sqrt{xy}} $ holds for all $x, y>0$

2011 IMAC Arhimede, 6
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed
Let $a$, $b$ and $c$ be positive real numbers such that $a+b+c=1$. Prove that $\frac{a}{a^3+b^2c+c^2b} + \frac{b}{b^3+c^2a+a^2c} + \frac{c}{c^3+a^2b+b^2a} \le 1+\frac{8}{27abc}$

2011 Federal Competition For Advanced Students, Part 2, 2
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed
Let $k$ and $n$ be positive integers. Show that if $x_j$ ($1\leqslant j\leqslant n$) are real numbers with $\sum_{j=1}^n\frac{1}{x_j^{2^k}+k}=\frac{1}{k}$, then \[\sum_{j=1}^n\frac{1}{x_j^{2^{k+1}}+k+2}\leqslant\frac{1}{k+1}\mbox{.}\]

2016 Tuymaada Olympiad, 7
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed
For every $x$, $y$, $z>{3\over 2}$ prove the inequality $$ x^{24} + \root 5\of {y^{60}+z^{40}} \geq \left(x^4 y^3 + {1\over 3} y^2 z^2 + {1\over 9} x^3 z^3 \right)^2. $$

1974 IMO Longlists, 31
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed
Let $y^{\alpha}=\sum_{i=1}^n x_i^{\alpha}$ where $\alpha \neq 0, y > 0, x_i > 0$ are real numbers, and let $\lambda \neq \alpha$ be a real number. Prove that $y^{\lambda} > \sum_{i=1}^n x_i^{\lambda}$ if $\alpha (\lambda - \alpha) > 0,$ and $y^{\lambda} < \sum_{i=1}^n x_i^{\lambda}$ if $\alpha (\lambda - \alpha) < 0.$

1999 China National Olympiad, 2
Tags: algebra , polynomial , inequalities proposed , inequalities
Determine the maximum value of $\lambda$ such that if $f(x) = x^3 +ax^2 +bx+c$ is a cubic polynomial with all its roots nonnegative, then \[f(x)\geq\lambda(x -a)^3\] for all $x\geq0$. Find the equality condition.

2014 France Team Selection Test, 6
Tags: inequalities proposed , inequalities
Let $n$ be a positive integer and $x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n$ be positive reals. Show that there are numbers $a_1,a_2,\ldots, a_n \in \{-1,1\}$ such that the following holds: \[a_1x_1^2+a_2x_2^2+\cdots+a_nx_n^2 \ge (a_1x_1+a_2x_2 +\cdots+a_nx_n)^2\]

2002 JBMO ShortLists, 6
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed
Let $ a_1,a_2,...,a_6$ be real numbers such that: $ a_1 \not \equal{} 0, a_1a_6 \plus{} a_3 \plus{} a_4 \equal{} 2a_2a_5 \ \mathrm{and}\ a_1a_3 \ge a_2^2$ Prove that $ a_4a_6\le a_5^2$. When does equality holds?

2013 China Team Selection Test, 2
Tags: inequalities proposed , inequalities , China TST
Let $k\ge 2$ be an integer and let $a_1 ,a_2 ,\cdots ,a_n,b_1 ,b_2 ,\cdots ,b_n$ be non-negative real numbers. Prove that\[\left(\frac{n}{n-1}\right)^{n-1}\left(\frac{1}{n} \sum_{i\equal{}1}^{n} a_i^2\right)+\left(\frac{1}{n} \sum_{i\equal{}1}^{n} b_i\right)^2\ge\prod_{i=1}^{n}(a_i^{2}+b_i^{2})^{\frac{1}{n}}.\]

2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina Junior BMO TST, 1
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed
Let $ a,b,c$ be real positive numbers such that absolute difference between any two of them is less than $ 2$. Prove that: $ a \plus{} b \plus{} c < \sqrt {ab \plus{} 1} \plus{} \sqrt {ac \plus{} 1} \plus{} \sqrt {bc \plus{} 1}$

2023 All-Russian Olympiad Regional Round, 10.10
Tags: algebra , Russia , inequalities proposed
Prove that for all positive reals $x, y, z$, the inequality $(x-y)\sqrt{3x^2+y^2}+(y-z)\sqrt{3y^2+z^2}+(z-x)\sqrt{3z^2+x^2} \geq 0$ is satisfied.

2008 Iran MO (3rd Round), 2
Tags: function , inequalities , inequalities proposed
Find the smallest real $ K$ such that for each $ x,y,z\in\mathbb R^{ \plus{} }$: \[ x\sqrt y \plus{} y\sqrt z \plus{} z\sqrt x\leq K\sqrt {(x \plus{} y)(y \plus{} z)(z \plus{} x)} \]

2006 Kyiv Mathematical Festival, 2
Tags: inequalities proposed , inequalities
See all the problems from 5-th Kyiv math festival [url=http://www.mathlinks.ro/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=506789#p506789]here[/url] Let $x,y>0$ and $xy\ge1.$ Prove that $x^3+y^3+4xy\ge x^2+y^2+x+y+2.$ Let $x,y>0$ and $xy\ge1.$ Prove that $2(x^3+y^3+xy+x+y)\ge5(x^2+y^2).$

2013 Iran MO (3rd Round), 2
Tags: inequalities proposed , inequalities
Real numbers $a_1 , a_2 , \dots, a_n$ add up to zero. Find the maximum of $a_1 x_1 + a_2 x_2 + \dots + a_n x_n$ in term of $a_i$'s, when $x_i$'s vary in real numbers such that $(x_1 - x_2)^2 + (x_2 - x_3)^2 + \dots + (x_{n-1} - x_n)^2 \leq 1$. (15 points)

2023 Switzerland - Final Round, 4
Tags: inequalities , algebra , inequalities proposed
Determine the smallest possible value of the expression $$\frac{ab+1}{a+b}+\frac{bc+1}{b+c}+\frac{ca+1}{c+a}$$ where $a,b,c \in \mathbb{R}$ satisfy $a+b+c = -1$ and $abc \leqslant -3$

2014 ELMO Shortlist, 9
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed
Let $a$, $b$, $c$ be positive reals. Prove that \[ \sqrt{\frac{a^2(bc+a^2)}{b^2+c^2}}+\sqrt{\frac{b^2(ca+b^2)}{c^2+a^2}}+\sqrt{\frac{c^2(ab+c^2)}{a^2+b^2}}\ge a+b+c. \][i]Proposed by Robin Park[/i]

2007 Silk Road, 3
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed
Find the max. value of $ M$,such that for all $ a,b,c>0$: $ a^{3}+b^{3}+c^{3}-3abc\geq M(|a-b|^{3}+|a-c|^{3}+|c-b|^{3})$