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2006 chinese mathematical olympiad 1
2006 chinese mathematical olympiad 1
Source:
January 12, 2006
induction
inequalities
inequalities unsolved
Problem Statement
Let
a
1
,
a
2
,
…
,
a
k
a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_k
a
1
,
a
2
,
…
,
a
k
be real numbers and
a
1
+
a
2
+
…
+
a
k
=
0
a_1+a_2+\ldots+a_k=0
a
1
+
a
2
+
…
+
a
k
=
0
. Prove that
max
1
≤
i
≤
k
a
i
2
≤
k
3
(
(
a
1
−
a
2
)
2
+
(
a
2
−
a
3
)
2
+
⋯
+
(
a
k
−
1
−
a
k
)
2
)
.
\max_{1\leq i \leq k} a_i^2 \leq \frac{k}{3} \left( (a_1-a_2)^2+(a_2-a_3)^2+\cdots +(a_{k-1}-a_k)^2\right).
1
≤
i
≤
k
max
a
i
2
≤
3
k
(
(
a
1
−
a
2
)
2
+
(
a
2
−
a
3
)
2
+
⋯
+
(
a
k
−
1
−
a
k
)
2
)
.
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