Found problems: 787
2007 Peru IMO TST, 2
Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers, such that: $a+b+c \geq \frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}.$
Prove that:
\[a+b+c \geq \frac{3}{a+b+c}+\frac{2}{abc}. \]
2003 Moldova Team Selection Test, 2
Consider the triangle $ ABC$ with side-lenghts equal to $ a,b,c$. Let $ p\equal{}\frac{a\plus{}b\plus{}c}{2}$, $ R$-the radius of circumcircle of the triangle $ ABC$, $ r$-the radius of the incircle of the triangle $ ABC$ and let $ l_a,l_b,l_c$ be the lenghts of bisectors drawn from $ A,B$ and $ C$, respectively, in the triangle $ ABC$. Prove that:
$ l_al_b\plus{}l_bl_c\plus{}l_cl_a\leq p\sqrt{3r^2\plus{}12Rr}$
[i]Proposer[/i]: [b]Baltag Valeriu[/b]
2003 Junior Balkan Team Selection Tests - Moldova, 2
Let $a, b, c>0$ such that $a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}=3abc.$ Prove the following inequality:
\[ \frac{a}{b^{2}c^{2}}+\frac{b}{c^{2}a^{2}}+\frac{c}{a^{2}b^{2}}\geq\frac{9}{a+b+c} \]
2013 IFYM, Sozopol, 4
Let $a,b,c$ be real numbers for which $a+b+c+d=19$ and $a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2=91$. Find the maximal value of $\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}+\frac{1}{d}$.
2001 Austrian-Polish Competition, 3
Let $a,b,c$ be sides of a triangle. Prove that
\[ 2 < \frac{a+b}{c} + \frac{b+c}{a} + \frac{c+a}{b} - \frac{a^3+b^3+c^3}{abc}\leq 3 \]
1986 IMO Longlists, 60
Prove the inequality
\[(-a+b+c)^2(a-b+c)^2(a+b-c)^2 \geq (-a^2+b^2+c^2)(a^2-b^2+c^2)(a^2+b^2-c^2)\]
for all real numbers $a, b, c.$
2010 Contests, 4
Prove that
\[ a^2b^2(a^2+b^2-2) \geq (a+b)(ab-1) \]
for all positive real numbers $a$ and $b.$
2015 IFYM, Sozopol, 4
For all real numbers $a,b,c>0$ such that $abc=1$, prove that
$\frac{a}{1+b^3}+\frac{b}{1+c^3}+\frac{c}{1+a^3}\geq \frac{3}{2}$.
2009 Kazakhstan National Olympiad, 4
Let $a,b,c,d $-reals positive numbers. Prove inequality:
$\frac{a^2+b^2+c^2}{ab+bc+cd}+\frac{b^2+c^2+d^2}{bc+cd+ad}+\frac{a^2+c^2+d^2}{ab+ad+cd}+\frac{a^2+b^2+d^2}{ab+ad+bc} \geq 4$
2013 Argentina National Olympiad, 4
Let $x\geq 5, y\geq 6, z\geq 7$ such that $x^2+y^2+z^2\geq 125$. Find the minimum value of $x+y+z$.
2012 Bosnia Herzegovina Team Selection Test, 2
Prove for all positive real numbers $a,b,c$, such that $a^2+b^2+c^2=1$:
\[\frac{a^3}{b^2+c}+\frac{b^3}{c^2+a}+\frac{c^3}{a^2+b}\ge \frac{\sqrt{3}}{1+\sqrt{3}}.\]
2014 China Team Selection Test, 4
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 )
2011 Kosovo National Mathematical Olympiad, 3
If $a,b,c$ are real positive numbers prove that the inequality holds:
\[ \frac{\sqrt{a^3+b^3}}{a^2+b^2}+\frac{\sqrt{b^3+c^3}}{b^2+c^2}+\frac{\sqrt{c^3+a^3}}{c^2+a^2} \ge \frac{6(ab+bc+ac)}{(a+b+c)\sqrt{(a+b)(b+c)(c+a)}} \]
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}}.$
1985 Iran MO (2nd round), 7
Let $a,b$ and $c$ be real numbers with $b,c >0.$ Prove that if $ a<b \ ( a>b),$ then
\[\frac{a+c}{b+c} > \frac ab \qquad ( \frac{a+c}{b+c} < \frac ab) \]
And then prove that $\frac{a+c}{b+c}$ is between $1$ and $\frac ab.$
2006 India IMO Training Camp, 1
Let $ABC$ be a triangle with inradius $r$, circumradius $R$, and with sides $a=BC,b=CA,c=AB$. Prove that
\[\frac{R}{2r} \ge \left(\frac{64a^2b^2c^2}{(4a^2-(b-c)^2)(4b^2-(c-a)^2)(4c^2-(a-b)^2)}\right)^2.\]
1996 Iran MO (2nd round), 1
Let $a, b, c$ be real numbers. Prove that there exists a triangle with side lengths $a, b, c$ if and only if
\[2(a^4 + b^4 + c^4) < (a^2 + b^2 + c^2)^2.\]
2005 China Second Round Olympiad, 2
Assume that positive numbers $a, b, c, x, y, z$ satisfy $cy + bz = a$, $az + cx = b$, and $bx + ay = c$. Find the minimum value of the function \[ f(x, y, z) = \frac{x^2}{x+1} + \frac {y^2}{y+1} + \frac{z^2}{z+1}. \]
2003 Irish Math Olympiad, 4
Given real positive a,b , find the larget real c such that $c\leq max(ax+\frac{1}{ax},bx+\frac{1}{bx})$ for all positive ral x.
There is a solution here,,,,
http://www.kalva.demon.co.uk/irish/soln/sol039.html
but im wondering if there is a better one .
Thank you.
2011 ELMO Shortlist, 4
In terms of $n\ge2$, find the largest constant $c$ such that for all nonnegative $a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n$ satisfying $a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_n=n$, the following inequality holds:
\[\frac1{n+ca_1^2}+\frac1{n+ca_2^2}+\cdots+\frac1{n+ca_n^2}\le \frac{n}{n+c}.\]
[i]Calvin Deng.[/i]
2010 Contests, 3
let $n>2$ be a fixed integer.positive reals $a_i\le 1$(for all $1\le i\le n$).for all $k=1,2,...,n$,let
$A_k=\frac{\sum_{i=1}^{k}a_i}{k}$
prove that $|\sum_{k=1}^{n}a_k-\sum_{k=1}^{n}A_k|<\frac{n-1}{2}$.
2009 Indonesia TST, 4
Let $ a$, $ b$, and $ c$ be positive real numbers such that $ ab + bc + ca = 3$. Prove the inequality
\[ 3 + \sum_{\mathrm{\cyc}} (a - b)^2 \ge \frac {a + b^2c^2}{b + c} + \frac {b + c^2a^2}{c + a} + \frac {c + a^2b^2}{a + b} \ge 3.
\]
2013 District Olympiad, 3
Let $n\in {{\mathbb{N}}^{*}}$ and ${{a}_{1}},{{a}_{2}},...,{{a}_{n}}\in \mathbb{R}$ so ${{a}_{1}}+{{a}_{2}}+...+{{a}_{k}}\le k,\left( \forall \right)k\in \left\{ 1,2,...,n \right\}.$Prove that
$\frac{{{a}_{1}}}{1}+\frac{{{a}_{2}}}{2}+...+\frac{{{a}_{n}}}{n}\le \frac{1}{1}+\frac{1}{2}+...+\frac{1}{n}$
2015 German National Olympiad, 6
Prove that for all $x,y,z>0$, the inequality
\[\frac{x+y+z}{3}+\frac{3}{\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}+\frac{1}{z}} \ge 5 \sqrt[3]{\frac{xyz}{16}}\]
holds. Determine if equality can hold and if so, in which cases it occurs.
1998 Belarus Team Selection Test, 2
Let $a$, $b$, $c$ be real positive numbers. Show that \[\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{a}\geq \frac{a+b}{b+c}+\frac{b+c}{a+b}+1\]