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Find the maximum of F

Source: 2012 China Mathematical Olympaid P4

January 13, 2012
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Problem Statement

Let f(x)=(x+a)(x+b)f(x)=(x + a)(x + b) where a,b>0a,b>0. For any reals x1,x2,,xn0x_1,x_2,\ldots ,x_n\geqslant 0 satisfying x1+x2++xn=1x_1+x_2+\ldots +x_n =1, find the maximum of F=1i<jnmin{f(xi),f(xj)}F=\sum\limits_{1 \leqslant i < j \leqslant n} {\min \left\{ {f({x_i}),f({x_j})} \right\}} .