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By AM-GM,
 
By AM-GM,
  
*<math>\frac {1}{n}\sum_{j\neq i}{(1 - y_j)}\ge \prod_{j\neq i}{(1 - y_j)^{\frac {1}{n}}}</math>
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<cmath>\begin{align*}
*<math>\frac {1 + y_i}{n}\ge \prod_{j\neq i}{(1 - y_j)^{\frac {1}{n}}}</math>
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\frac {1}{n}\sum_{j\neq i}{(1 - y_j)} &\geq \prod_{j\neq i}{(1 - y_j)^{\frac {1}{n}}}\\
*<math>\prod_{i = 0}^{n} {\frac{1 + y_i}{n}}\geq \prod_{i = 0}^{n} {\prod_{j\neq i} {(1 - y_j)}^{\frac {1}{n}}}</math>
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\frac {1 + y_i}{n} &\geq \prod_{j\neq i}{(1 - y_j)^{\frac {1}{n}}}\\
*<math>= \prod_{i = 0}^n{(1 - y_i)}</math>
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\prod_{i = 0}^n\frac{1 + y_i}{n} &\geq \prod_{i = 0}^{n} {\prod_{j\neq i} {(1 - y_j)}^{\frac {1}{n}}}\\
*<math>\prod_{i = 0}^n{\frac {1 + y_i}{1 - y_i}}\ge \prod_{i = 0}^n{n} = n^{n + 1}</math>
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\prod_{i = 0}^n\frac {1 + y_i}{n} &\geq \prod_{i = 0}^n{(1 - y_i)}\\
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\prod_{i = 0}^n\frac {1 + y_i}{1 - y_i} &\geq \prod_{i = 0}^n{n}\\
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\prod_{i = 0}^n\frac {1 + y_i}{1 - y_i} &\geq n^{n + 1}
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\end{align*}</cmath>
  
Note that by the addition formula for tangents, <math>\tan{(a_i)} = \tan{[(a_i - \frac {\pi}{4}) + \frac {\pi}{4}]} = \frac {1 + \tan{(a_i - \frac {\pi}{4})}}{1 - \tan{(a_i - \frac {\pi}{4})}} = \frac {1 + y_i}{1 - y_i}</math>.
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Note that by the addition formula for tangents, <cmath>\tan{(a_i)} = \tan{[(a_i - \frac {\pi}{4}) + \frac {\pi}{4}]} = \frac {1 + \tan{(a_i - \frac {\pi}{4})}}{1 - \tan{(a_i - \frac {\pi}{4})}} = \frac {1 + y_i}{1 - y_i}</cmath>.
  
So <math>\prod_{i = 0}^n{\frac {1 + y_i}{1 - y_i}} = \tan{(a_0)}\tan{(a_1)}\cdots \tan{(a_n)}\ge n^{n + 1}</math>, as desired.
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So <math>\prod_{i = 0}^n{\frac {1 + y_i}{1 - y_i}} = \tan{(a_0)}\tan{(a_1)}\cdots \tan{(a_n)}\ge n^{n + 1}</math>, as desired. <math>\blacksquare</math>
 
 
<math>\text{QED}</math>
 
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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[[Category:Olympiad Trigonometry Problems]]
 
[[Category:Olympiad Trigonometry Problems]]
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[[Category:Olympiad Algebra Problems]]
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[[Category:Olympiad Inequality Problems]]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:31, 23 August 2023

Problem

Let $a_0,\cdots a_n$ be real numbers in the interval $\left(0,\frac {\pi}{2}\right)$ such that \[\tan{\left(a_0 - \frac {\pi}{4}\right)} + \tan{\left(a_1 - \frac {\pi}{4}\right)} + \cdots + \tan{\left(a_n - \frac {\pi}{4}\right)}\ge n - 1\] Prove that $\tan{\left(a_0\right)}\tan{\left(a_1\right)}\cdots \tan{\left(a_n\right)}\ge n^{n + 1}$.

Solution

Let $y_i = \tan{(a_i - \frac {\pi}{4})}$, where $0\le i\le n$. Then we have

  • $y_0 + y_1 + \cdots + y_n\ge n - 1$
  • $1 + y_i\ge \sum_{j\neq i}{(1 - y_j)}$
  • $\frac {1 + y_i}{n}\ge \frac {1}{n}\sum_{j\neq i}{(1 - y_j)}$

By AM-GM,

\begin{align*} \frac {1}{n}\sum_{j\neq i}{(1 - y_j)} &\geq \prod_{j\neq i}{(1 - y_j)^{\frac {1}{n}}}\\ \frac {1 + y_i}{n} &\geq \prod_{j\neq i}{(1 - y_j)^{\frac {1}{n}}}\\ \prod_{i = 0}^n\frac{1 + y_i}{n} &\geq \prod_{i = 0}^{n} {\prod_{j\neq i} {(1 - y_j)}^{\frac {1}{n}}}\\ \prod_{i = 0}^n\frac {1 + y_i}{n} &\geq \prod_{i = 0}^n{(1 - y_i)}\\ \prod_{i = 0}^n\frac {1 + y_i}{1 - y_i} &\geq \prod_{i = 0}^n{n}\\ \prod_{i = 0}^n\frac {1 + y_i}{1 - y_i} &\geq n^{n + 1} \end{align*}

Note that by the addition formula for tangents, \[\tan{(a_i)} = \tan{[(a_i - \frac {\pi}{4}) + \frac {\pi}{4}]} = \frac {1 + \tan{(a_i - \frac {\pi}{4})}}{1 - \tan{(a_i - \frac {\pi}{4})}} = \frac {1 + y_i}{1 - y_i}\].

So $\prod_{i = 0}^n{\frac {1 + y_i}{1 - y_i}} = \tan{(a_0)}\tan{(a_1)}\cdots \tan{(a_n)}\ge n^{n + 1}$, as desired. $\blacksquare$

See Also

1998 USAMO (ProblemsResources)
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Problem 4
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