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Inequality with strange condition

Source: BMO Shortlist 2022, A3

May 13, 2023
algebrainequalities

Problem Statement

Let a,b,c,da, b, c, d be non-negative real numbers such that 1a+1+1b+1+1c+1+1d+1=3.\frac{1}{a+1}+\frac{1}{b+1}+\frac{1}{c+1}+\frac{1}{d+1}=3. Prove that 3(ab+bc+ca+ad+bd+cd)+4a+b+c+d5.3(ab+bc+ca+ad+bd+cd)+\frac{4}{a+b+c+d}\leqslant 5.Vasile Cîrtoaje and Leonard Giugiuc