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2009 China Team Selection Test, 2
Tags: induction , ratio , LaTeX , inequalities , blogs , inequalities proposed
Given an integer $ n\ge 2$, find the maximal constant $ \lambda (n)$ having the following property: if a sequence of real numbers $ a_{0},a_{1},a_{2},\cdots,a_{n}$ satisfies $ 0 \equal{} a_{0}\le a_{1}\le a_{2}\le \cdots\le a_{n},$ and $ a_{i}\ge\frac {1}{2}(a_{i \plus{} 1} \plus{} a_{i \minus{} 1}),i \equal{} 1,2,\cdots,n \minus{} 1,$ then $ (\sum_{i \equal{} 1}^n{ia_{i}})^2\ge \lambda (n)\sum_{i \equal{} 1}^n{a_{i}^2}.$

1992 Kurschak Competition, 1
Tags: inequalities proposed , inequalities
Define for $n$ given positive reals the [i]strange mean[/i] as the sum of the squares of these numbers divided by their sum. Decide which of the following statements hold for $n=2$: a) The strange mean is never smaller than the third power mean. b) The strange mean is never larger than the third power mean. c) The strange mean, depending on the given numbers, can be larger or smaller than the third power mean. Which statement is valid for $n=3$?

2010 Contests, 2
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed
Let $ a, b, c $ be positive real numbers such that $ ab+bc+ca=1 $. Prove that \[ \sqrt{ a^2 + b^2 + \frac{1}{c^2}} + \sqrt{ b^2 + c^2 + \frac{1}{a^2}} + \sqrt{ c^2 + a^2 + \frac{1}{b^2}} \ge \sqrt{33} \]

2014 Canada National Olympiad, 1
Tags: induction , inequalities , inequalities proposed
Let $a_1,a_2,\dots,a_n$ be positive real numbers whose product is $1$. Show that the sum \[\textstyle\frac{a_1}{1+a_1}+\frac{a_2}{(1+a_1)(1+a_2)}+\frac{a_3}{(1+a_1)(1+a_2)(1+a_3)}+\cdots+\frac{a_n}{(1+a_1)(1+a_2)\cdots(1+a_n)}\] is greater than or equal to $\frac{2^n-1}{2^n}$.

2022 VIASM Summer Challenge, Problem 2
Tags: algebra , inequalities proposed , inequalities
Let $S$ be the set of real numbers $k$ with the following property: for all set of real numbers $(a,b,c)$ satisfying $ab+bc+ca=1$, we always have the inequality:$$\frac{a}{{\sqrt {{a^2} + ab + {b^2} + k} }} + \frac{b}{{\sqrt {{b^2} + bc + {c^2} + k} }} + \frac{c}{{\sqrt {{c^2} + ca + {a^2} + k} }} \ge \sqrt {\frac{3}{{k + 1}}} .$$ a) Assume that $k\in S$. Prove that: $k\ge 2$. b) Prove that: $2\in S$.

2010 Indonesia TST, 1
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed
Let $ a$, $ b$, and $ c$ be non-negative real numbers and let $ x$, $ y$, and $ z$ be positive real numbers such that $ a\plus{}b\plus{}c\equal{}x\plus{}y\plus{}z$. Prove that \[ \dfrac{a^3}{x^2}\plus{}\dfrac{b^3}{y^2}\plus{}\dfrac{c^3}{z^2} \ge a\plus{}b\plus{}c.\] [i]Hery Susanto, Malang[/i]

2005 Romania National Olympiad, 4
Tags: geometry , inequalities , inequalities proposed , n-variable inequality
Let $x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n$ be positive reals. Prove that \[ \frac 1{1+x_1} + \frac 1{1+x_1+x_2} + \cdots + \frac 1{1+x_1+\cdots + x_n} < \sqrt { \frac 1{x_1} + \frac 1{x_2} + \cdots + \frac 1{x_n}} . \] [i]Bogdan Enescu[/i]

2014 China Team Selection Test, 4
Tags: induction , inequalities proposed , inequalities , China TST
For any real numbers sequence $\{x_n\}$ ,suppose that $\{y_n\}$ is a sequence such that: $y_1=x_1, y_{n+1}=x_{n+1}-(\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{n} {x^2_i})^{ \frac{1}{2}}$ ${(n \ge 1})$ . Find the smallest positive number $\lambda$ such that for any real numbers sequence $\{x_n\}$ and all positive integers $m$ , have $\frac{1}{m}\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{m} {x^2_i}\le\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{m} {\lambda^{m-i}y^2_i} .$ (High School Affiliated to Nanjing Normal University )

2003 Baltic Way, 3
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed
Let $x$, $y$ and $z$ be positive real numbers such that $xyz = 1$. Prove that $$\left(1+x\right)\left(1+y\right)\left(1+z\right)\geq 2\left(1+\sqrt[3]{\frac{x}{z}}+\sqrt[3]{\frac{y}{x}}+\sqrt[3]{\frac{z}{y}}\right).$$

2008 Romania Team Selection Test, 1
Tags: function , inequalities proposed , inequalities
Let $ n \geq 3$ be an odd integer. Determine the maximum value of \[ \sqrt{|x_{1}\minus{}x_{2}|}\plus{}\sqrt{|x_{2}\minus{}x_{3}|}\plus{}\ldots\plus{}\sqrt{|x_{n\minus{}1}\minus{}x_{n}|}\plus{}\sqrt{|x_{n}\minus{}x_{1}|},\] where $ x_{i}$ are positive real numbers from the interval $ [0,1]$.

2007 Middle European Mathematical Olympiad, 1
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed
Let $ a,b,c,d$ be real numbers which satisfy $ \frac{1}{2}\leq a,b,c,d\leq 2$ and $ abcd\equal{}1$. Find the maximum value of \[ \left(a\plus{}\frac{1}{b}\right)\left(b\plus{}\frac{1}{c}\right)\left(c\plus{}\frac{1}{d}\right)\left(d\plus{}\frac{1}{a}\right).\]

VMEO III 2006, 12.3
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed
Let $a,b,c,d$ be positive real numbers such that \[(a+b+c+d)\left(\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}+\frac{1}{d}\right)=20. \] Prove that \[\left(a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}+d^{2}\right)\left(\frac{1}{a^{2}}+\frac{1}{b^{2}}+\frac{1}{c^{2}}+\frac{1}{d^{2}}\right)\ge 36. \] There are two solutions, one by Phan Thanh Nam, one by me, which are very nice.

1990 IMO Longlists, 52
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed
Let real numbers $a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n$ satisfy $0 < a_i \leq a, \ i = 1, 2, \ldots, n$. Prove that (i) If $n = 4$, then \[\frac 1a \sum_{i=1}^4 a_i - \frac{a_1a_2 + a_2a_3 + a_3 a_4 + a_4 a_1}{a^2} \leq 2.\] (ii) If $n = 6$, then \[\frac 1a \sum_{i=1}^6 a_i - \frac{a_1a_2 + a_2a_3 + \cdots + a_5 a_6 + a_6 a_1}{a^2} \leq 3.\]

2010 Middle European Mathematical Olympiad, 6
Tags: inequalities , Cauchy Inequality , inequalities proposed
For each integer $n\geqslant2$, determine the largest real constant $C_n$ such that for all positive real numbers $a_1, \ldots, a_n$ we have \[\frac{a_1^2+\ldots+a_n^2}{n}\geqslant\left(\frac{a_1+\ldots+a_n}{n}\right)^2+C_n\cdot(a_1-a_n)^2\mbox{.}\] [i](4th Middle European Mathematical Olympiad, Team Competition, Problem 2)[/i]

2005 Vietnam National Olympiad, 1
Tags: inequalities proposed , inequalities , algebra , Vietnam
Let $x,y$ be real numbers satisfying the condition: \[x-3\sqrt {x+1}=3\sqrt{y+2} -y\] Find the greatest value and the smallest value of: \[P=x+y\]

2005 Romania Team Selection Test, 2
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed
Let $n\geq 2$ be an integer. Find the smallest real value $\rho (n)$ such that for any $x_i>0$, $i=1,2,\ldots,n$ with $x_1 x_2 \cdots x_n = 1$, the inequality \[ \sum_{i=1}^n \frac 1{x_i} \leq \sum_{i=1}^n x_i^r \] is true for all $r\geq \rho (n)$.

2012 APMO, 1
Tags: geometry , inequalities , algebra , polynomial , inequalities proposed
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 $.

1989 Iran MO (2nd round), 1
Tags: floor function , function , limit , inequalities proposed , inequalities
[b](a)[/b] Let $n$ be a positive integer, prove that \[ \sqrt{n+1} - \sqrt{n} < \frac{1}{2 \sqrt n}\] [b](b)[/b] Find a positive integer $n$ for which \[ \bigg\lfloor 1 +\frac{1}{\sqrt 2} +\frac{1}{\sqrt 3} +\frac{1}{\sqrt 4} + \cdots +\frac{1}{\sqrt n} \bigg\rfloor =12\]

2020 German National Olympiad, 3
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed , polynomial , roots , algebra
Show that the equation \[x(x+1)(x+2)\dots (x+2020)-1=0\] has exactly one positive solution $x_0$, and prove that this solution $x_0$ satisfies \[\frac{1}{2020!+10}<x_0<\frac{1}{2020!+6}.\]

2013 Rioplatense Mathematical Olympiad, Level 3, 1
Tags: inequalities proposed , inequalities
Let $a,b,c,d$ be real positive numbers such that $a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2 = 1$. Prove that $(1-a)(1-b)(1-c)(1-d) \geq abcd$.

2006 District Olympiad, 1
Tags: inequalities , logarithms , inequalities proposed
Let $ a,b,c\in (0,1)$ and $ x,y,z\in (0, \plus{} \infty)$ be six real numbers such that \[ a^x \equal{} bc , \quad b^y \equal{} ca , \quad c^z \equal{} ab .\] Prove that \[ \frac 1{2 \plus{} x} \plus{} \frac 1{2 \plus{} y} \plus{} \frac 1{2 \plus{} z} \leq \frac 34 .\] [i]Cezar Lupu[/i]

2009 Junior Balkan MO, 3
Tags: symmetry , inequalities proposed , inequalities
Let $ x$, $ y$, $ z$ be real numbers such that $ 0 < x,y,z < 1$ and $ xyz \equal{} (1 \minus{} x)(1 \minus{} y)(1 \minus{} z)$. Show that at least one of the numbers $ (1 \minus{} x)y,(1 \minus{} y)z,(1 \minus{} z)x$ is greater than or equal to $ \frac {1}{4}$

2006 JBMO ShortLists, 1
Tags: inequalities , trigonometry , inequalities proposed
For an acute triangle $ ABC$ prove the inequality: $ \sum_{cyclic} \frac{m_a^2}{\minus{}a^2\plus{}b^2\plus{}c^2}\ge \frac{9}{4}$ where $ m_a,m_b,m_c$ are lengths of corresponding medians.

2006 Romania Team Selection Test, 4
Tags: inequalities , Putnam , inequalities proposed
Let $x_i$, $1\leq i\leq n$ be real numbers. Prove that \[ \sum_{1\leq i<j\leq n}|x_i+x_j|\geq\frac{n-2}{2}\sum_{i=1}^n|x_i|. \] [i]Discrete version by Dan Schwarz of a Putnam problem[/i]

2013 Tuymaada Olympiad, 3
Tags: inequalities , inequalities proposed
For every positive real numbers $a$ and $b$ prove the inequality \[\displaystyle \sqrt{ab} \leq \dfrac{1}{3} \sqrt{\dfrac{a^2+b^2}{2}}+\dfrac{2}{3} \dfrac{2}{\dfrac{1}{a}+\dfrac{1}{b}}.\] [i]A. Khabrov[/i]