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Problem

Given that $a,b,c,d,e$ are real numbers such that

$a+b+c+d+e=8$,

$a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2+e^2=16$.

Determine the maximum value of $e$.

Solution

Accordting to Cauchy-Schwarz Inequalities, we can see $(1+1+1+1)(a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2)\geqslant (a+b+c+d)^2$ thus, $4(16-e^2)\geqslant (8-e)^2$ Finally, $e(5e-16) \geqslant 0$ that mean, $\frac{16}{5} \geqslant e \geqslant 0$ so the maximum value of $e$ is $\frac{16}{5}$

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See Also

1978 USAMO (Problems • Resources)
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Problem 2
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All USAMO Problems and Solutions
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