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2019 Dutch BxMO TST
Problems
(1)
(a)x^3 - y^3 >= 4x => x^2 > 2y (b) x^5 - y^3 >= 2x => $x^3 >= 2y
Source: Dutch BxMO TST 2019 p3
1/10/2020
Let
x
x
x
and
y
y
y
be positive real numbers. 1. Prove: if
x
3
−
y
3
≥
4
x
x^3 - y^3 \ge 4x
x
3
−
y
3
≥
4
x
, then
x
2
>
2
y
x^2 > 2y
x
2
>
2
y
. 2. Prove: if
x
5
−
y
3
≥
2
x
x^5 - y^3 \ge 2x
x
5
−
y
3
≥
2
x
, then
x
3
≥
2
y
x^3 \ge 2y
x
3
≥
2
y
.
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