Problem Set I

Hojoo Lee

1. (IMO, 2000)

1
1
1
a1+
b1+
c1+
1 (abc = 1, a, b, c > 0)
b
c
a
2. (IMO Short-listed, 1998)
y3
z3
3
x3
+
+

(xyz = 1, x, y, z > 0)
(1 + y)(1 + z) (1 + z)(1 + x) (1 + x)(1 + y)
4
3. (IMO Short-listed, 1996)
a5

ab
bc
ca
+ 5
+ 5
1 (abc = 1, a, b, c > 0)
5
5
+ b + ab b + c + bc c + a5 + ca

4. (IMO, 1995)
1
1
1
3
+
+

(abc = 1, a, b, c > 0)
a3 (b + c) b3 (c + a) c3 (a + b)
2
5. (IMO Short-listed, 1993)
abc + bcd + cda + dab

176
1
+
abcd (a + b + c + d = 1, a, b, c, d > 0)
27
27

6. (IMO Short-listed, 1993)

a
b
c
d
2
+
+
+

(a, b, c, d > 0)
b + 2c + 3d c + 2d + 3a d + 2a + 3b a + 2b + 3c
3
7. (IMO Short-listed, 1990)
a3
b3
c3
d3
1
+
+
+

(ab + bc + cd + da = 1, a, b, c, d > 0)
b+c+d c+d+a d+a+b a+b+c
3
8. (IMO, 1984)
0 xy + yz + zx 2xyz

7
(x + y + z = 1, x, y, z 0)
27

9. (IMO, 1968)
1
1
8
+

2
2
x1 y1 z1
x2 y 2 z 2
(x1 + x2 )(y1 + y2 ) (z1 + z2 )2
(x1 , x2 > 0, y1 , y2 , z1 , z2 R, x1 y1 > z1 2 , x2 y2 > z2 2 )

10. (Poland, 1992)

(a + b c)2 (b + c a)2 (c + a b)2 (a2 + b2 c2 )(b2 + c2 a2 )(c2 + a2 b2 ) (a, b, c R)
11. (KMO Winter Program Test, 2001)
p
p
(a2 b + b2 c + c2 a) (ab2 + bc2 + ca2 ) abc+ 3 (a3 + abc) (b3 + abc) (c3 + abc) (a, b, c > 0)
12. (KMO Summer Program Test, 2001)

a4 + b4 + c4 + a2 b2 + b2 c2 + c2 a2 a3 b + b3 c + c3 a+ ab3 + bc3 + ca3 (a, b, c > 0)

13. (United Kingdom, 1999)
7(pq + qr + rp) 2 + 9pqr (p + q + r = 1, p, q, r > 0)
14. (Romania, 1997)
a2
b2
c2
bc
ca
ab
+
+
1 2
+ 2
+ 2
(a, b, c > 0)
2
2
2
a + 2bc b + 2ca c + 2ab
a + 2bc b + 2ca c + 2ab
15. (Japan, 1997)
(b + c a)2
(c + a b)2
(a + b c)2
3
+
+

(a, b, c > 0)
2
2
2
2
2
2
(b + c) + a
(c + a) + b
(a + b) + c
5
16. (Belarus, 1999)
1
1
1
3
+
+

(a2 + b2 + c2 = 3, a, b, c > 0)
1 + ab 1 + bc 1 + ca
2
17. (Iran, 1996)

(ab + bc + ca)

1
1
1
+
+
2
2
(a + b)
(b + c)
(c + a)2

9
(a, b, c > 0)
4

18. (Hong Kong, 1994)

4 3
(xy+yz+zx = 1, x, y, z > 0)
x(1y )(1z )+y(1z )(1x )+z(1x )(1y )
9
2

19. (Yugoslavia, 1987)

1
1
(a + b)2 + (a + b) a b + b a (a, b > 0)
2
4
20. (Vietnam, 1996)
2
a + b + c + d (ab + ac + ad + bc + bd + cd)
3
(2(ab + ac + ad + bc + bd + cd) + abc + bcd + cda + dab = 16, a, b, c, d 0)

21. (Belarus, 1997)

a b c
a+b b+c c+a
+ +
+
+
(a, b, c > 0)
b c a
c+a a+b b+c
22. (Poland, 1996)
a
b
c
9
+ 2
+ 2

2
a +1 b +1 c +1
10

3
a + b + c = 1, a, b, c
4

23. (Bulgaria, 1997)

1
1
1
1
1
1
+
+

+
+
(abc = 1, a, b, c > 0)
1+a+b 1+b+c 1+c+a
2+a 2+b 2+c
24.

p
p
p
3
2
a2 + (1 b)2 + b2 + (1 c)2 + c2 + (1 a)2
(a, b, c R)
2
25.

a2 ab + b2 +

b2 bc + c2

a2 + ac + c2 (a, b, c > 0)

26.

xyz +

|x y| + |y z| + |z x|
x+y+z

(x, y, z > 0)
3
3

27.
p
3

(a + x)(b + y)(c + z)

abc +

xyz (a, b, c, x, y, z > 0)

28.
x+

(x + y)(x + z)

y+

y
(y + z)(y + x)

z+

(z + x)(z + y)

1 (x, y, z > 0)

29.
y
z
x

+
+

1y
1x
1z

3
(x + y + z = 1, x, y, z > 0)
2

30.
1
(x + y)(1 xy)
1

(x, y R)
2
(1 + x2 )(1 + y 2 )
2
31.
y 2001
z 2001
x2000 + y 2000 + z 2000
x2001
+
+

(x, y, z > 0)
y+z z+x x+y
2

32.
1
1
1+a

1
1+b

1
1+c

1
1
a

1
b

+ +

1
c

1
(a, b, c > 0)
3

33.

1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
0 < a, b, c <
a
b
c
a+b+c
2

34.

1
a+
a

2
2
1
1
100
+ b+
+ c+

(a + b + c = 1, a, b, c > 0)
b
c
3

35.

(a 1)(b 1)(c 1) 8

1 1 1
+ + = 1, a, b, c > 0
a b c

36.
9
x
y
z

+
+
(x, y, z > 0)
4(x + y + z)
(x + y)(x + z) (y + z)(y + x) (z + x)(z + y)