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Found problems: 592

2024 Indonesia Regional, 1

Given a real number $C\leqslant 2$. Prove that for every positive real number $x,y$ with $xy=1$, the following inequality holds: \[ \sqrt{\frac{x^2+y^2}{2}} + \frac{C}{x+y} \geqslant 1 + \frac{C}{2}.\] [i]Proposed by Fajar Yuliawan, Indonesia[/i]

2004 Brazil Team Selection Test, Problem 1

Let $x,y,z$ be positive numbers such that $x^2+y^2+z^2=1$. Prove that $$\frac x{1-x^2}+\frac y{1-y^2}+\frac z{1-z^2}\ge\frac{3\sqrt3}2$$

1971 IMO Longlists, 21

Let \[ E_n=(a_1-a_2)(a_1-a_3)\ldots(a_1-a_n)+(a_2-a_1)(a_2-a_3)\ldots(a_2-a_n)+\ldots+(a_n-a_1)(a_n-a_2)\ldots(a_n-a_{n-1}). \] Let $S_n$ be the proposition that $E_n\ge0$ for all real $a_i$. Prove that $S_n$ is true for $n=3$ and $5$, but for no other $n>2$.

2024 Belarus Team Selection Test, 1.3

Prove that for any real numbers $a,b,c,d \geq \frac{1}{3}$ the following inequality holds: $$\sqrt{\frac{a^6}{b^4+c^3}+\frac{b^6}{c^4+d^3}+\frac{c^6}{d^4+a^3}+\frac{d^6}{a^4+b^3}}\geq \frac{a+b+c+d}{4}$$ [i]D. Zmiaikou[/i]

2021 Winter Stars of Mathematics, 1

Let $a_1,a_2,a_3,a_4$ be positive real numbers satisfying \[\sum_{i<j}a_ia_j=1.\]Prove that \[\sum_{\text{sym}}\frac{a_1a_2}{1+a_3a_4}\geq\frac{6}{7}.\][i]* * *[/i]

2022 Azerbaijan Junior National Olympiad, A3

Let $x,y,z \in \mathbb{R}^{+}$ and $x^2+y^2+z^2=x+y+z$. Prove that $$x+y+z+3 \ge 6 \sqrt[3]{\frac{xy+yz+zx}{3}}$$

2017 Azerbaijan BMO TST, 1

Let $a, b,c$ be positive real numbers. Prove that $ \sqrt{a^3b+a^3c}+\sqrt{b^3c+b^3a}+\sqrt{c^3a+c^3b}\ge \frac43 (ab+bc+ca)$

2011 Germany Team Selection Test, 1

A sequence $x_1, x_2, \ldots$ is defined by $x_1 = 1$ and $x_{2k}=-x_k, x_{2k-1} = (-1)^{k+1}x_k$ for all $k \geq 1.$ Prove that $\forall n \geq 1$ $x_1 + x_2 + \ldots + x_n \geq 0.$ [i]Proposed by Gerhard Wöginger, Austria[/i]

2016 Balkan MO Shortlist, A2

For all $x,y,z>0$ satisfying $\frac{x}{yz}+\frac{y}{zx}+\frac{z}{xy}\le x+y+z$, prove that $$\frac{1}{x^2+y+z}+\frac{1}{y^2+z+x}+\frac{1}{z^2+x+y} \le 1$$

2020 Taiwan APMO Preliminary, P6

Let $a,b,c$ be positive reals. Find the minimum value of $$\dfrac{13a+13b+2c}{2a+2b}+\dfrac{24a-b+13c}{2b+2c}+\dfrac{(-a+24b+13c)}{2c+2a}$$. (1)What is the minimum value? (2)If the minimum value occurs when $(a,b,c)=(a_0,b_0,c_0)$,then find $\frac{b_0}{a_0}+\frac{c_0}{b_0}$.

2000 Moldova National Olympiad, Problem 6

Let $(a_n)_{n\ge0}$ be a sequence of positive numbers that satisfy the relations $a_{i-1}a_{i+1}\le a_i^2$ for all $i\in\mathbb N$. For any integer $n>1$, prove the inequality $$\frac{a_0+\ldots+a_n}{n+1}\cdot\frac{a_1+\ldots+a_{n-1}}{n-1}\ge\frac{a_0+\ldots+a_{n-1}}n\cdot\frac{a_1+\ldots+a_n}n.$$

Russian TST 2021, P1

Suppose that $a,b,c,d$ are positive real numbers satisfying $(a+c)(b+d)=ac+bd$. Find the smallest possible value of $$\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c}{d}+\frac{d}{a}.$$ [i]Israel[/i]

2023 JBMO Shortlist, A5

Let $a \geq b \geq 1 \geq c \geq 0$ be real numbers such that $a+b+c=3$. Show that $$3 \left( \frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{a} \right ) \geq 4c^2+\frac{a^2}{b}+\frac{b^2}{a}$$

2008 Germany Team Selection Test, 1

Let $ A_0 \equal{} (a_1,\dots,a_n)$ be a finite sequence of real numbers. For each $ k\geq 0$, from the sequence $ A_k \equal{} (x_1,\dots,x_k)$ we construct a new sequence $ A_{k \plus{} 1}$ in the following way. 1. We choose a partition $ \{1,\dots,n\} \equal{} I\cup J$, where $ I$ and $ J$ are two disjoint sets, such that the expression \[ \left|\sum_{i\in I}x_i \minus{} \sum_{j\in J}x_j\right| \] attains the smallest value. (We allow $ I$ or $ J$ to be empty; in this case the corresponding sum is 0.) If there are several such partitions, one is chosen arbitrarily. 2. We set $ A_{k \plus{} 1} \equal{} (y_1,\dots,y_n)$ where $ y_i \equal{} x_i \plus{} 1$ if $ i\in I$, and $ y_i \equal{} x_i \minus{} 1$ if $ i\in J$. Prove that for some $ k$, the sequence $ A_k$ contains an element $ x$ such that $ |x|\geq\frac n2$. [i]Author: Omid Hatami, Iran[/i]

2015 JBMO TST - Turkey, 4

Tags: inequality
Prove that $$\dfrac{1}{a}+\dfrac{1}{b}+\dfrac{1}{c} \ge \dfrac{a}{b}+\dfrac{b}{c}+\dfrac{c}{a}+2(a+b+c)$$ for the all $a,b,c$ positive real numbers satisfying $a^2+b^2+c^2+2abc \le 1$.

2020 China Girls Math Olympiad, 2

Let $n$ be an integer and $n \geq 2$, $x_1, x_2, \cdots , x_n$ are arbitrary real number, find the maximum value of $$2\sum_{1\leq i<j \leq n}\left \lfloor x_ix_j \right \rfloor-\left ( n-1 \right )\sum_{i=1}^{n}\left \lfloor x_i^2 \right \rfloor $$

2014 Contests, 3

For positive real numbers $a,b,c$ with $abc=1$ prove that $\left(a+\frac{1}{b}\right)^{2}+\left(b+\frac{1}{c}\right)^{2}+\left(c+\frac{1}{a}\right)^{2}\geq 3(a+b+c+1)$

2019 Mathematical Talent Reward Programme, SAQ: P 3

Suppose $a$, $b$, $c$ are three positive real numbers with $a + b + c = 3$. Prove that $$\frac{a}{b^2 + c}+\frac{b}{c^2 + a}+\frac{c}{a^2 + b}\geq \frac{3}{2}$$

2017 Azerbaijan JBMO TST, 1

a,b,c>0 and $abc\ge 1$.Prove that: $\dfrac{1}{a^3+2b^3+6}+\dfrac{1}{b^3+2c^3+6}+\dfrac{1}{c^3+2a^3+6} \le \dfrac{1}{3}$

2014 Junior Balkan MO, 3

For positive real numbers $a,b,c$ with $abc=1$ prove that $\left(a+\frac{1}{b}\right)^{2}+\left(b+\frac{1}{c}\right)^{2}+\left(c+\frac{1}{a}\right)^{2}\geq 3(a+b+c+1)$

2017 Iran MO (2nd Round), 4

Let $x,y$ be two positive real numbers such that $x^4-y^4=x-y$. Prove that $$\frac{x-y}{x^6-y^6}\leq \frac{4}{3}(x+y).$$

2017 Azerbaijan Junior National Olympiad, P3

Show that $\frac{(x + y + z)^2}{3} \ge x\sqrt{yz} + y\sqrt{zx} + z\sqrt{xy}$ for all non-negative reals $x, y, z$.

1975 IMO Shortlist, 5

Let $M$ be the set of all positive integers that do not contain the digit $9$ (base $10$). If $x_1, \ldots , x_n$ are arbitrary but distinct elements in $M$, prove that \[\sum_{j=1}^n \frac{1}{x_j} < 80 .\]

2020 Federal Competition For Advanced Students, P1, 1

Let $x, y$ and $z$ be positive real numbers such that $x \geq y+z$. Proof that $$\frac{x+y}{z} + \frac{y+z}{x} +\frac{z+x}{y} \geq 7$$ When does equality occur? (Walther Janous)

2023 JBMO Shortlist, A1

Prove that for all positive real numbers $a,b,c,d$, $$\frac{2}{(a+b)(c+d)+(b+c)(a+d)} \leq \frac{1}{(a+c)(b+d)+4ac}+\frac{1}{(a+c)(b+d)+4bd}$$ and determine when equality occurs.