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Inequality with xy+yz+zx=1
Kimchiks926   14
N 14 minutes ago by math-olympiad-clown
Source: Baltic Way 2022, Problem 4
The positive real numbers $x,y,z$ satisfy $xy+yz+zx=1$. Prove that:
$$ 2(x^2+y^2+z^2)+\frac{4}{3}\bigg (\frac{1}{x^2+1}+\frac{1}{y^2+1}+\frac{1}{z^2+1}\bigg) \ge 5 $$
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Kimchiks926
Nov 12, 2022
math-olympiad-clown
14 minutes ago
Problem 7
SlovEcience   7
N 19 minutes ago by GreekIdiot
Consider the sequence \((u_n)\) defined by \(u_0 = 5\) and
\[
u_{n+1} = \frac{1}{2}u_n^2 - 4 \quad \text{for all } n \in \mathbb{N}.
\]a) Prove that there exist infinitely many positive integers \(n\) such that \(u_n > 2020n\).

b) Compute
\[
\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{2u_{n+1}}{u_0u_1\cdots u_n}.
\]
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SlovEcience
May 14, 2025
GreekIdiot
19 minutes ago
Easy but Nice 12
TelvCohl   2
N an hour ago by AuroralMoss
Source: Own
Given a $ \triangle ABC $ with orthocenter $ H $ and a point $ P $ lying on the Euler line of $ \triangle ABC. $ Prove that the midpoint of $ PH $ lies on the Thomson cubic of the pedal triangle of $ P $ WRT $ \triangle ABC. $
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TelvCohl
Mar 8, 2025
AuroralMoss
an hour ago
Serbian selection contest for the IMO 2025 - P6
OgnjenTesic   8
N an hour ago by atdaotlohbh
Source: Serbian selection contest for the IMO 2025
For an $n \times n$ table filled with natural numbers, we say it is a divisor table if:
- the numbers in the $i$-th row are exactly all the divisors of some natural number $r_i$,
- the numbers in the $j$-th column are exactly all the divisors of some natural number $c_j$,
- $r_i \ne r_j$ for every $i \ne j$.

A prime number $p$ is given. Determine the smallest natural number $n$, divisible by $p$, such that there exists an $n \times n$ divisor table, or prove that such $n$ does not exist.

Proposed by Pavle Martinović
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OgnjenTesic
May 22, 2025
atdaotlohbh
an hour ago
Balkan Mathematical Olympiad
ABCD1728   1
N an hour ago by ABCD1728
Can anyone provide the PDF version of the book "Balkan Mathematical Olympiads" by Mircea Becheanu and Bogdan Enescu (published by XYZ press in 2014), thanks!
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ABCD1728
May 24, 2025
ABCD1728
an hour ago
Unexpecredly Quick-Solve Inequality
Primeniyazidayi   2
N an hour ago by sqing
Source: German MO 2025,Round 4,Grade 11/12 Day 2 P1
If $a, b, c>0$, prove that $$\frac{a^5}{b^2}+\frac{b}{c}+\frac{c^3}{a^2}>2a$$
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Primeniyazidayi
4 hours ago
sqing
an hour ago
cute geo
Royal_mhyasd   0
an hour ago
Source: own(?)
Let $\triangle ABC$ be an acute triangle and $I$ it's incenter. Let $A'$, $B'$ and $C'$ be the projections of $I$ onto $BC$, $AC$ and $AB$ respectively. $BC \cap B'C' = \{K\}$ and $Y$ is the projection of $A'$ onto $KI$. Let $M$ be the middle of the arc $BC$ not containing $A$ and $T$ the second intersection of $A'M$ and the circumcircle of $ABC$. If $N$ is the midpoint of $AI$, $TY \cap IA' = \{P\}$, $BN \cap PC' = \{D\}$ and $CN \cap PB' =\{E\}$, prove that $NEPD$ is cyclic.
PS i'm not sure if this problem is actually original so if it isn't someone please tell me so i can change the source (if that's possible)
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Royal_mhyasd
an hour ago
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Nice inequality
TUAN2k8   2
N an hour ago by TUAN2k8
Source: Own
Let $n \ge 2$ be an even integer and let $x_1,x_2,...,x_n$ be real numbers satisfying $x_1^2+x_2^2+...+x_n^2=n$.
Prove that
$\sum_{1 \le i < j \le n} \frac{x_ix_j}{x_i^2+x_j^2+1} \ge \frac{-n}{6}$
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TUAN2k8
Today at 2:03 AM
TUAN2k8
an hour ago
An NT for a break
reni_wee   1
N 2 hours ago by reni_wee
Source: ONTCP 2.4.1
Prove that there are no positive integers $x,k$ and $n \geq 2$ such that $x^2+1 = k(2^n -1)$.
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reni_wee
2 hours ago
reni_wee
2 hours ago
p divides x^x-c
mistakesinsolutions   6
N 2 hours ago by reni_wee
Show that for integer c and a prime p, $ p |x^x-c $ has a solution
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mistakesinsolutions
Jun 13, 2023
reni_wee
2 hours ago
exponential diophantine in integers
skellyrah   1
N 2 hours ago by skellyrah
find all integers x,y,z such that $$ 45^x = 5^y + 2000^z $$
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skellyrah
Yesterday at 7:04 PM
skellyrah
2 hours ago
IMO 2017 Problem 4
Amir Hossein   117
N 2 hours ago by ezpotd
Source: IMO 2017, Day 2, P4
Let $R$ and $S$ be different points on a circle $\Omega$ such that $RS$ is not a diameter. Let $\ell$ be the tangent line to $\Omega$ at $R$. Point $T$ is such that $S$ is the midpoint of the line segment $RT$. Point $J$ is chosen on the shorter arc $RS$ of $\Omega$ so that the circumcircle $\Gamma$ of triangle $JST$ intersects $\ell$ at two distinct points. Let $A$ be the common point of $\Gamma$ and $\ell$ that is closer to $R$. Line $AJ$ meets $\Omega$ again at $K$. Prove that the line $KT$ is tangent to $\Gamma$.

Proposed by Charles Leytem, Luxembourg
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Amir Hossein
Jul 19, 2017
ezpotd
2 hours ago
Complicated FE
XAN4   2
N Apr 24, 2025 by cazanova19921
Source: own
Find all solutions for the functional equation $f(xyz)+\sum_{cyc}f(\frac{yz}x)=f(x)\cdot f(y)\cdot f(z)$, in which $f$: $\mathbb R^+\rightarrow\mathbb R^+$
Note: the solution is actually quite obvious - $f(x)=x^n+\frac1{x^n}$, but the proof is important.
Note 2: it is likely that the result can be generalized into a more advanced questions, potentially involving more bash.
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XAN4
Apr 23, 2025
cazanova19921
Apr 24, 2025
Complicated FE
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Find all solutions for the functional equation $f(xyz)+\sum_{cyc}f(\frac{yz}x)=f(x)\cdot f(y)\cdot f(z)$, in which $f$: $\mathbb R^+\rightarrow\mathbb R^+$
Note: the solution is actually quite obvious - $f(x)=x^n+\frac1{x^n}$, but the proof is important.
Note 2: it is likely that the result can be generalized into a more advanced questions, potentially involving more bash.
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XAN4 wrote:
Find all solutions for the functional equation $f(xyz)+\sum_{cyc}f(\frac{yz}x)=f(x)\cdot f(y)\cdot f(z)$, in which $f$: $\mathbb R^+\rightarrow\mathbb R^+$
Note: the solution is actually quite obvious - $f(x)=x^n+\frac1{x^n}$, but the proof is important.
Note 2: it is likely that the result can be generalized into a more advanced questions, potentially involving more bash.

I suppose you have a proof to the result you claimed since it’s your own FE ( I know you don’t).


General solution : let $a$ be an additive function from $\mathbb{R}$ to itself and set $g=\exp \circ a \circ \log $, then $f=g+\frac1{g}$
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