Inequalities

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Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2010 Problem 2-1

Neka je n4n \geqslant 4 prirodni broj i neka su x1,x2,,xnx_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n realni brojevi takvi da je

x1+x2++xnnix12+x22++xn2n2.x_1 + x_2 + \cdots + x_n \geqslant n \quad \text{i} \quad x_1^2 + x_2^2 + \cdots + x_n^2 \geqslant n^2.

Dokaži da postoji i{1,2,,n}i \in \{1, 2, \ldots, n\} takav da je xi2x_i \geqslant 2.

Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2011 Problem M-3

Unutar šiljastokutnog trokuta ABCABC dana je točka SS takva da je SAB=SBC=SCA\measuredangle SAB = \measuredangle SBC = \measuredangle SCA. Pravci ASAS, BSBS, CSCS sijeku redom kružnice opisane trokutima SBCSBC, SCASCA, SABSAB u točkama A1A_1, B1B_1, C1C_1. Dokaži nejednakost P(A1CB)+P(B1AC)+P(C1BA)3P(ABC).P(A_1CB) + P(B_1AC) + P(C_1BA) \geq 3P(ABC).

Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2012 Problem 1-1

Dani su pozitivni realni brojevi xx, yy i zz takvi da je x+y+z=18xyzx + y + z = 18xyz. Dokaži nejednakost

xx2+2yz+1+yy2+2xz+1+zz2+2xy+11.\frac{x}{\sqrt{x^2 + 2yz + 1}} + \frac{y}{\sqrt{y^2 + 2xz + 1}} + \frac{z}{\sqrt{z^2 + 2xy + 1}} \geqslant 1.

Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2013 Problem 1-1

Za prirodni broj n2n \geqslant 2, neka su x1,x2,,xnx_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n realni brojevi različiti od nule takvi da je x1+x2++xn=0x_1 + x_2 + \cdots + x_n = 0. Dokaži da postoje različiti prirodni brojevi ii i jj (i,jni, j \leqslant n) takvi da je

12xixj2.\frac{1}{2} \leqslant \left| \frac{x_i}{x_j} \right| \leqslant 2.

Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2013 Problem M-1

Neka su a1,a2,,ana_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n pozitivni realni brojevi takvi da je a1+a2++an=1a_1 + a_2 + \cdots + a_n = 1.

Dokaži nejednakost:

a13a12+a2a3+a23a22+a3a4++an13an12+ana1+an3an2+a1a212.\frac{a_1^3}{a_1^2 + a_2 a_3} + \frac{a_2^3}{a_2^2 + a_3 a_4} + \cdots + \frac{a_{n-1}^3}{a_{n-1}^2 + a_n a_1} + \frac{a_n^3}{a_n^2 + a_1 a_2} \geqslant \frac{1}{2}.

Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2014 Problem 1-1

Dan je realni broj α12\alpha \geqslant \frac{1}{2}. Dokaži da za pozitivne realne brojeve x,y,zx, y, z vrijedi nejednakost: x(xy)(αxy)+y(yz)(αyz)+z(zx)(αzx)0.x(x - y)(\alpha x - y) + y(y - z)(\alpha y - z) + z(z - x)(\alpha z - x) \geqslant 0.

Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2015 Problem 1-1

Neka mm prirodni broj. Dano je 2m2^{m} papira i na svakom od njih napisan je broj 11. U svakom potezu dozvoljeno je izabrati dva različita papira, pobrisati brojeve aa i bb koji pišu na tim papirima te na oba papira napisati broj a+ba + b.

Dokaži da nakon 2m1m2^{m-1}m poteza zbroj brojeva na svim papirima iznosi najmanje 4m4^{m}.

Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2015 Problem 2-1

Dokaži da za sve pozitivne realne brojeve xx, yy, zz vrijedi nejednakost x2xy+z+y2yz+x+z2zx+y(x+y+z)33[x2(y+1)+y2(z+1)+z2(x+1)].\frac{x^2}{xy + z} + \frac{y^2}{yz + x} + \frac{z^2}{zx + y} \geqslant \frac{(x + y + z)^3}{3[x^2(y + 1) + y^2(z + 1) + z^2(x + 1)]}.

Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2016 Problem 1-1

Niz a1,a2,a_1, a_2, \ldots pozitivnih realnih brojeva zadovoljava uvjet

ak+1kakak2+k1a_{k+1} \geq \frac{ka_k}{a_k^2 + k - 1}

za svaki prirodni broj kk. Dokaži da je

a1+a2++anna_1 + a_2 + \cdots + a_n \geq n

za svaki n2n \geq 2.

Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2016 Problem 2-1

Dan je prirodni broj nn. Dokaži da za sve realne brojeve x1,x2,,xn0x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n \geq 0 vrijedi nejednakost

(x1+x22++xnn)(x1+2x2++nxn)(n+1)24n(x1+x2++xn)2.\left(x_1 + \frac{x_2}{2} + \cdots + \frac{x_n}{n}\right) \cdot \left(x_1 + 2x_2 + \cdots + nx_n\right) \leq \frac{(n+1)^2}{4n} \left(x_1 + x_2 + \cdots + x_n\right)^2.

Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2017 Problem 1-1

Odredi najmanji realni broj CC takav da je za sve pozitivne realne brojeve a1,a2,a3,a4a_1, a_2, a_3, a_4 i a5a_5 moguće odabrati međusobno različite indekse i,j,k,li, j, k, l tako da vrijedi

aiajakalC.\left| \frac{a_i}{a_j} - \frac{a_k}{a_l} \right| \leqslant C.

Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2017 Problem 2-3

Točka MM se nalazi u unutrašnjosti trokuta ABCABC. Pravac AMAM siječe kružnicu opisanu trokutu MBCMBC još jednom u točki DD, pravac BMBM kružnicu opisanu trokutu MCAMCA još jednom u točki EE, a pravac CMCM kružnicu opisanu trokutu MABMAB još jednom u točki FF. Dokaži da vrijedi

ADMD+BEME+CFMF92.\frac{|AD|}{|MD|} + \frac{|BE|}{|ME|} + \frac{|CF|}{|MF|} \geqslant \frac{9}{2}.

Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2017 Problem I-1

Dokaži da za sve pozitivne realne brojeve aa, bb i cc vrijedi

ab+c+bc+a+ca+b+ab+bc+caa2+b2+c252.\frac{a}{b + c} + \frac{b}{c + a} + \frac{c}{a + b} + \sqrt{\frac{ab + bc + ca}{a^2 + b^2 + c^2}} \geqslant \frac{5}{2}.

Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2018 Problem 1-1

Neka su aa, bb i cc pozitivni realni brojevi takvi da je a+b+c=2a + b + c = 2. Dokaži da vrijedi

(a1)2b+(b1)2c+(c1)2a14(a2+b2a+b+b2+c2b+c+c2+a2c+a).\frac{(a - 1)^2}{b} + \frac{(b - 1)^2}{c} + \frac{(c - 1)^2}{a} \geqslant \frac{1}{4} \left( \frac{a^2 + b^2}{a + b} + \frac{b^2 + c^2}{b + c} + \frac{c^2 + a^2}{c + a} \right).

Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2019 Problem 2-1

Neka su aa, bb i cc pozitivni realni brojevi. Dokaži da vrijedi a+b+c+ab+c+a+b+c+bc+a+a+b+c+ca+b9+332a+b+c.\frac{\sqrt{a + b + c} + \sqrt{a}}{b + c} + \frac{\sqrt{a + b + c} + \sqrt{b}}{c + a} + \frac{\sqrt{a + b + c} + \sqrt{c}}{a + b} \geq \frac{9 + 3\sqrt{3}}{2\sqrt{a + b + c}}.

Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2020 Problem 1-1

Neka je nn prirodni broj i neka su x1,x2,,xnx_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n realni brojevi takvi da je x1+x2++xn=0ix12+x22++xn2=1.x_1 + x_2 + \cdots + x_n = 0 \quad \text{i} \quad x_1^2 + x_2^2 + \cdots + x_n^2 = 1.

Ako je aa najmanji, a bb najveći broj među brojevima x1,x2,,xnx_1, x_2, \ldots, x_n, dokaži da je ab1nab \leq -\dfrac{1}{n}.

Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2022 Problem 2-1

Dokaži da za sve realne brojeve x1,x2,,x100x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_{100} vrijedi nejednakost

1i<j100(xjxi)2j2i211011i50(x101ixi)2.\sum_{1 \leqslant i < j \leqslant 100} \frac{(x_j - x_i)^2}{j^2 - i^2} \geqslant \frac{1}{101} \sum_{1 \leqslant i \leqslant 50} (x_{101-i} - x_i)^2.

Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2023 Problem I-1

Neka je a1,a2,a3,a_1, a_2, a_3, \ldots niz pozitivnih realnih brojeva takav da za svaki prirodan broj n2n \geqslant 2 vrijedi

anan+2(an1an+1)an+1+an+2an1+an.a_n - a_{n+2} \leqslant (a_{n-1} - a_{n+1}) \cdot \frac{a_{n+1} + a_{n+2}}{a_{n-1} + a_n}.

Dokaži da je a100a102a_{100} \geqslant a_{102}.

Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2023 Problem M-1

Neka su x,y,zx, y, z pozitivni realni brojevi takvi da je xy+yz+zx=3xy + yz + zx = 3. Dokaži da vrijedi

x+3y+z+y+3x+z+z+3x+y+327(x+y+z)2(x+y+z)3.\frac{x + 3}{y + z} + \frac{y + 3}{x + z} + \frac{z + 3}{x + y} + 3 \geqslant 27 \cdot \frac{(\sqrt{x} + \sqrt{y} + \sqrt{z})^2}{(x + y + z)^3}.

Croatian Mathematical Olympiad 2025 Problem 4-3

Za realan broj kažemo da je velik ako mu je apsolutna vrijednost veća ili jednaka 11. Za svaki prirodan broj mm, odredi najveći realan broj CmC_m takav da za bilo kojih mm velikih brojeva a1,a2,,ama_1, a_2, \ldots, a_m vrijedi

a12+(a1+a2)2++(a1+a2++am)2Cm.a_1^2 + (a_1 + a_2)^2 + \ldots + (a_1 + a_2 + \ldots + a_m)^2 \geq C_m.

International Mathematical Olympiad 1961 Problem 4

Consider triangle P1P2P3P_1P_2P_3 and a point PP within the triangle. Lines P1P,P2P,P3PP_1P, P_2P, P_3P intersect the opposite sides in points Q1,Q2,Q3Q_1, Q_2, Q_3 respectively. Prove that, of the numbers P1PPQ1,P2PPQ2,P3PPQ3\frac{P_1P}{PQ_1}, \frac{P_2P}{PQ_2}, \frac{P_3P}{PQ_3} at least one is 2\leq 2 and at least one is 2\geq 2.

International Mathematical Olympiad 1967 Problem 1

Let ABCDABCD be a parallelogram with side lengths AB=aAB = a, AD=1AD = 1, and with BAD=α\angle BAD = \alpha. If ABD\triangle ABD is acute, prove that the four circles of radius 1 with centers A,B,C,DA, B, C, D cover the parallelogram if and only if acosα+3sinα.a \leq \cos \alpha + \sqrt{3} \sin \alpha.

International Mathematical Olympiad 1969 Problem 6

Prove that for all real numbers x1,x2,y1,y2,z1,z2x_1, x_2, y_1, y_2, z_1, z_2, with x1>0x_1 > 0, x2>0x_2 > 0, x1y1z12>0x_1y_1 - z_1^2 > 0, x2y2z22>0x_2y_2 - z_2^2 > 0, the inequality

8(x1+x2)(y1+y2)(z1+z2)21x1y1z12+1x2y2z22\frac{8}{(x_1 + x_2)(y_1 + y_2) - (z_1 + z_2)^2} \leq \frac{1}{x_1y_1 - z_1^2} + \frac{1}{x_2y_2 - z_2^2}

is satisfied. Give necessary and sufficient conditions for equality.

International Mathematical Olympiad 1970 Problem 2

Let a,ba, b and nn be integers greater than 1, and let aa and bb be the bases of two number systems. An1A_{n-1} and AnA_n are numbers in the system with base aa, and Bn1B_{n-1} and BnB_n are numbers in the system with base bb; these are related as follows: An=xnxn1x0,An1=xn1xn2x0,A_n = x_n x_{n-1} \cdots x_0, \quad A_{n-1} = x_{n-1} x_{n-2} \cdots x_0, Bn=xnxn1x0,Bn1=xn1xn2x0,B_n = x_n x_{n-1} \cdots x_0, \quad B_{n-1} = x_{n-1} x_{n-2} \cdots x_0, xn0,xn10.x_n \neq 0, \quad x_{n-1} \neq 0.

Prove: An1An<Bn1Bn if and only if a>b.\frac{A_{n-1}}{A_n} < \frac{B_{n-1}}{B_n} \text{ if and only if } a > b.

International Mathematical Olympiad 1970 Problem 3

The real numbers a0,a1,,an,a_0, a_1, \ldots, a_n, \ldots satisfy the condition: 1=a0a1a2an.1 = a_0 \leq a_1 \leq a_2 \leq \cdots \leq a_n \leq \cdots.

The numbers b1,b2,,bn,b_1, b_2, \ldots, b_n, \ldots are defined by bn=k=1n(1ak1ak)1ak.b_n = \sum_{k=1}^{n} \left(1 - \frac{a_{k-1}}{a_k}\right) \frac{1}{\sqrt{a_k}}.

(a) Prove that 0bn<20 \leq b_n < 2 for all nn.

(b) Given cc with 0c<20 \leq c < 2, prove that there exist numbers a0,a1,a_0, a_1, \ldots with the above properties such that bn>cb_n > c for large enough nn.

International Mathematical Olympiad 1971 Problem 1

Prove that the following assertion is true for n=3n = 3 and n=5n = 5, and that it is false for every other natural number n>2n > 2: If a1,a2,,ana_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n are arbitrary real numbers, then (a1a2)(a1a3)(a1an)+(a2a1)(a2a3)(a2an)(a_1 - a_2)(a_1 - a_3) \cdots (a_1 - a_n) + (a_2 - a_1)(a_2 - a_3) \cdots (a_2 - a_n) ++(ana1)(ana2)(anan1)0+ \cdots + (a_n - a_1)(a_n - a_2) \cdots (a_n - a_{n-1}) \geq 0

International Mathematical Olympiad 1971 Problem 6

Let A=(aij)A = (a_{ij}) (i,j=1,2,,n)(i, j = 1, 2, \ldots, n) be a square matrix whose elements are non-negative integers. Suppose that whenever an element aij=0a_{ij} = 0, the sum of the elements in the iith row and the jjth column is n\geq n. Prove that the sum of all the elements of the matrix is n2/2\geq n^2/2.

International Mathematical Olympiad 1972 Problem 4

Find all solutions (x1,x2,x3,x4,x5)(x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4, x_5) of the system of inequalities (x12x3x5)(x22x3x5)0(x_1^2 - x_3x_5)(x_2^2 - x_3x_5) \leq 0 (x22x4x1)(x32x4x1)0(x_2^2 - x_4x_1)(x_3^2 - x_4x_1) \leq 0 (x32x5x2)(x42x5x2)0(x_3^2 - x_5x_2)(x_4^2 - x_5x_2) \leq 0 (x42x1x3)(x52x1x3)0(x_4^2 - x_1x_3)(x_5^2 - x_1x_3) \leq 0 (x52x2x4)(x12x2x4)0(x_5^2 - x_2x_4)(x_1^2 - x_2x_4) \leq 0 where x1,x2,x3,x4,x5x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4, x_5 are positive real numbers.

International Mathematical Olympiad 1973 Problem 1

Point OO lies on line gg; OP1,OP2,,OPn\overrightarrow{OP_1}, \overrightarrow{OP_2}, \ldots, \overrightarrow{OP_n} are unit vectors such that points P1,P2,,PnP_1, P_2, \ldots, P_n all lie in a plane containing gg and on one side of gg. Prove that if nn is odd, OP1+OP2++OPn1\left|\overrightarrow{OP_1} + \overrightarrow{OP_2} + \cdots + \overrightarrow{OP_n}\right| \geq 1

Here OM\left|\overrightarrow{OM}\right| denotes the length of vector OM\overrightarrow{OM}.

International Mathematical Olympiad 1973 Problem 6

Let a1,a2,,ana_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n be nn positive numbers, and let qq be a given real number such that 0<q<10 < q < 1. Find nn numbers b1,b2,,bnb_1, b_2, \ldots, b_n for which

(a) ak<bka_k < b_k for k=1,2,,nk = 1, 2, \ldots, n,

(b) q<bk+1bk<1qq < \frac{b_{k+1}}{b_k} < \frac{1}{q} for k=1,2,,n1k = 1, 2, \ldots, n - 1,

(c) b1+b2++bn<1+q1q(a1+a2++an)b_1 + b_2 + \cdots + b_n < \frac{1+q}{1-q}(a_1 + a_2 + \cdots + a_n).

International Mathematical Olympiad 1975 Problem 1

Let xi,yix_i, y_i (i=1,2,,n)(i = 1, 2, \ldots, n) be real numbers such that

x1x2xn and y1y2yn.x_1 \geq x_2 \geq \cdots \geq x_n \text{ and } y_1 \geq y_2 \geq \cdots \geq y_n.

Prove that, if z1,z2,,znz_1, z_2, \cdots, z_n is any permutation of y1,y2,,yny_1, y_2, \cdots, y_n, then

i=1n(xiyi)2i=1n(xizi)2.\sum_{i=1}^{n}(x_i - y_i)^2 \leq \sum_{i=1}^{n}(x_i - z_i)^2.

International Mathematical Olympiad 1977 Problem 4

Four real constants aa, bb, AA, BB are given, and f(θ)=1acosθbsinθAcos2θBsin2θ.f(\theta) = 1 - a\cos\theta - b\sin\theta - A\cos 2\theta - B\sin 2\theta. Prove that if f(θ)0f(\theta) \geq 0 for all real θ\theta, then a2+b22 and A2+B21.a^2 + b^2 \leq 2 \text{ and } A^2 + B^2 \leq 1.