Problem:
Let be real numbers such that the inequality
holds true for every real number and all . Find the maximum possible number of the positive numbers amongst and .
Solution
Solution:
We first prove that at least one of the numbers is not positive. To do this we assume the contrary and choose such that
Then we can find such that
for every , a contradiction.
On the other hand, it is easy to see that if and the given inequality is satisfied. Therefore the answer is 4009.
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