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1993 IMO Shortlist
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Do not bother me with so many dots...
Source: IMO Shortlist 1993, Vietnam 2
3/25/2006
Let
a
,
b
,
c
,
d
a,b,c,d
a
,
b
,
c
,
d
be four non-negative numbers satisfying
a
+
b
+
c
+
d
=
1.
a+b+c+d=1.
a
+
b
+
c
+
d
=
1.
Prove the inequality
a
⋅
b
⋅
c
+
b
⋅
c
⋅
d
+
c
⋅
d
⋅
a
+
d
⋅
a
⋅
b
≤
1
27
+
176
27
⋅
a
⋅
b
⋅
c
⋅
d
.
a \cdot b \cdot c + b \cdot c \cdot d + c \cdot d \cdot a + d \cdot a \cdot b \leq \frac{1}{27} + \frac{176}{27} \cdot a \cdot b \cdot c \cdot d.
a
⋅
b
⋅
c
+
b
⋅
c
⋅
d
+
c
⋅
d
⋅
a
+
d
⋅
a
⋅
b
≤
27
1
+
27
176
⋅
a
⋅
b
⋅
c
⋅
d
.
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