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
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.