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Algebra Difficulty 6.6 National Olympiad Prove it Vietnam

Let xx, yy, zz be positive real numbers satisfying the following conditions:
12z<12min{x2, y3},x+z36,y3+z1025. \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \leq z < \frac{1}{2} \min \{x\sqrt{2},\ y\sqrt{3}\}, \\ x + z\sqrt{3} \geq \sqrt{6}, \\ y\sqrt{3} + z\sqrt{10} \geq 2\sqrt{5}.
Find the greatest value of the expression:
P(x,y,z)=1x2+2y2+3z2 P(x, y, z) = \frac{1}{x^2} + \frac{2}{y^2} + \frac{3}{z^2}

Solution

By denoting 1x2=a\frac{1}{x\sqrt{2}} = a, 1y3=b\frac{1}{y\sqrt{3}} = b, 12z=c\frac{1}{2z} = c, the problem becomes:
Find the greatest value of the expression
Q(a,b,c)=2a2+6b2+12c2 Q(a, b, c) = 2a^2 + 6b^2 + 12c^2
where aa, bb, cc are positive numbers satisfying the conditions:
max{a,b}<c12(1) \max\{a, b\} < c \leq \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \quad (1)
c2+a326 ac.(2) c\sqrt{2} + a\sqrt{3} \geq 2\sqrt{6} \text{ ac.} \quad (2)
c2+b5210 bc.(3) c\sqrt{2} + b\sqrt{5} \geq 2\sqrt{10} \text{ bc.} \quad (3)
We have from (2):
2a+3c262a2+3c21216a2(2a2+3c2)2a2, \frac{\sqrt{2}}{a} + \frac{\sqrt{3}}{c} \geq 2\sqrt{6} \Rightarrow \frac{2}{a^2} + \frac{3}{c^2} \geq 12 \Rightarrow \frac{1}{6}a^2\left(\frac{2}{a^2} + \frac{3}{c^2}\right) \geq 2a^2,
hence a2+c2=2a2+c2a216a2(2a2+3c2)+c2(1a2c2)16a2(2a2+3c2)+12(1a2c2)=56. \text{hence } a^2 + c^2 = 2a^2 + c^2 - a^2 \leq \frac{1}{6}a^2\left(\frac{2}{a^2} + \frac{3}{c^2}\right) + c^2\left(1 - \frac{a^2}{c^2}\right) \leq \frac{1}{6}a^2\left(\frac{2}{a^2} + \frac{3}{c^2}\right) + \frac{1}{2}\left(1 - \frac{a^2}{c^2}\right) = \frac{5}{6}.
Analogously, from (1) and (3) we have: b2+c2710b^2 + c^2 \leq \frac{7}{10}.
Thus,
Q(a,b,c)=2(a2+c2)+6(b2+c2)+4c211815. Q(a, b, c) = 2(a^2 + c^2) + 6(b^2 + c^2) + 4c^2 \leq \frac{118}{15}.
It is easy to verify that Q(13,15,12)=11815Q(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}, \frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}, \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}) = \frac{118}{15} and the values a=13a = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}, b=15b = \frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}, c=12c = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} satisfy the conditions (1) - (2) - (3).
Conclusion: maxP(x,y,z)=maxQ(a,b,c)=11815. \text{Conclusion: } \max P(x, y, z) = \max Q(a, b, c) = \frac{118}{15}.

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