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Strict Inequality with cyclic sums
Strict Inequality with cyclic sums
Source: 2022 IMOC A1
September 5, 2022
inequalities
Problem Statement
If positive real numbers
x
,
y
,
z
x,y,z
x
,
y
,
z
satisfies
x
+
y
+
z
=
3
,
x+y+z=3,
x
+
y
+
z
=
3
,
prove that
∑
cyc
y
2
z
2
<
3
+
∑
cyc
y
z
.
\sum_{\text{cyc}} y^2z^2<3+\sum_{\text{cyc}} yz.
cyc
∑
y
2
z
2
<
3
+
cyc
∑
yz
.
Proposed by Li4 and Untro368.
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