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Algebra Difficulty 5.5 AIME, harder Prove it China

Suppose aa, bb, cc are real numbers, with a+b+c=3a + b + c = 3. Prove that
15a24a+11+15b24b+11+15c24c+1114. \frac{1}{5a^2 - 4a + 11} + \frac{1}{5b^2 - 4b + 11} + \frac{1}{5c^2 - 4c + 11} \le \frac{1}{4}.

Solution

If a<95, then \text{If } a < \frac{9}{5}, \text{ then}
15a24a+11124(3a).1 \frac{1}{5a^2 - 4a + 11} \le \frac{1}{24}(3-a). \quad \textcircled{1}
In fact,
1(3a)(5a24a+11)245a319a2+23a90(a1)2(5a9)0a<95. \begin{align*} \textcircled{1} &\Leftrightarrow (3-a)(5a^2-4a+11) \ge 24 \\ &\Leftrightarrow 5a^3 - 19a^2 + 23a - 9 \le 0 \\ &\Leftrightarrow (a-1)^2(5a-9) \le 0 \Leftrightarrow a < \frac{9}{5}. \end{align*}
So if aa, bb, c<95c < \frac{9}{5}, then
15a24a+11+15b24b+11+15c24c+11124(3a)+124(3b)+124(3c)=14. \begin{align*} & \frac{1}{5a^2 - 4a + 11} + \frac{1}{5b^2 - 4b + 11} + \frac{1}{5c^2 - 4c + 11} \\ &\le \frac{1}{24}(3-a) + \frac{1}{24}(3-b) + \frac{1}{24}(3-c) \\ &= \frac{1}{4}. \end{align*}
If one of aa, bb, cc is not less than 95\frac{9}{5}, say a95a \ge \frac{9}{5}, then
5a24a+11=5a(a45)+11595(9545)+11=20. \begin{aligned} 5a^2 - 4a + 11 &= 5a \left(a - \frac{4}{5}\right) + 11 \\ &\ge 5 \cdot \frac{9}{5} \cdot \left(\frac{9}{5} - \frac{4}{5}\right) + 11 = 20. \end{aligned}
So15a24a+11120. \text{So} \quad \frac{1}{5a^2 - 4a + 11} \le \frac{1}{20}.
Since
5b24b+11=5(b25)2+11451145>10, 5b^2 - 4b + 11 = 5\left(b - \frac{2}{5}\right)^2 + 11 - \frac{4}{5} \ge 11 - \frac{4}{5} > 10,
we have 15b24b+11<110\frac{1}{5b^2 - 4b + 11} < \frac{1}{10}. Similarly, 15c24c+11<110\frac{1}{5c^2 - 4c + 11} < \frac{1}{10}. So
15a24a+11+15b24b+11+15c24c+11<120+110+110=14. \begin{aligned} & \frac{1}{5a^2 - 4a + 11} + \frac{1}{5b^2 - 4b + 11} + \frac{1}{5c^2 - 4c + 11} \\ < & \frac{1}{20} + \frac{1}{10} + \frac{1}{10} = \frac{1}{4}. \end{aligned}
Hence the inequality holds for all aa, bb, cc.

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