A collection of intriguing competition level problems for secondary school students.
Showing posts with label inequality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inequality. Show all posts
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Hard Inequality Problem: Prove that $6<3^{\sqrt{3}}<7$
Prove that $6<3^{\sqrt{3}}<7$ from the simple and straightforward inequality where $1<\sqrt{3}<2$.
This is a particularly daunting mathematics challenge and you could spend days or even a week trying to prove the inequality, with no fruitful result.
Notice that if we exponentiate the given inequality $1<\sqrt{3}<2$ with base 3, we get:
$3^1<3^{\sqrt{3}}<3^2$
$3<3^{\sqrt{3}}<9$ (Compare it with the targeted inequality $6<3^{\sqrt{3}}<7$)
The lower and upper bound that we could get from the given inequality is far too low and high for the targeted inequality.
This is a particularly daunting mathematics challenge and you could spend days or even a week trying to prove the inequality, with no fruitful result.
Notice that if we exponentiate the given inequality $1<\sqrt{3}<2$ with base 3, we get:
$3^1<3^{\sqrt{3}}<3^2$
$3<3^{\sqrt{3}}<9$ (Compare it with the targeted inequality $6<3^{\sqrt{3}}<7$)
The lower and upper bound that we could get from the given inequality is far too low and high for the targeted inequality.
Friday, April 24, 2015
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Floor Function Problem...
Solve the following equation:
$\displaystyle \left\lfloor x+\frac{7}{3} \right\rfloor^2-\left\lfloor x-\frac{9}{4} \right\rfloor=16$
Note: $\displaystyle \lfloor x \rfloor$ denotes the largest integer not greater than $x$. This function, referred to as the floor function, is also called the greatest integer function, and its value at $x$ is called the integral part or integer part of $x$.
$\displaystyle \left\lfloor x+\frac{7}{3} \right\rfloor^2-\left\lfloor x-\frac{9}{4} \right\rfloor=16$
Note: $\displaystyle \lfloor x \rfloor$ denotes the largest integer not greater than $x$. This function, referred to as the floor function, is also called the greatest integer function, and its value at $x$ is called the integral part or integer part of $x$.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Trigonometric Inequality
Show that :
[math]\left( {\sin x + a\cos x} \right)\left( {\sin x + b\cos x} \right) \leq 1 + \left( \frac{a + b}{2} \right)^2[/math]
[math]\left( {\sin x + a\cos x} \right)\left( {\sin x + b\cos x} \right) \leq 1 + \left( \frac{a + b}{2} \right)^2[/math]
Monday, April 20, 2015
Prove that $x^2+y^2<1$.
Let $x,\,y>0$ be such that $x^3+y^3<x-y$. Prove that $x^2+y^2≤1$.
We have to rate this as a 5 star intriguing Mathematical Olympiad Inequality problem because it is a special problem that is designed for the application of heuristic skills.
I am going to show some sublimely insightful approaches of intelligent people here and as always, I hope you will to learn something awesome today!
We have to rate this as a 5 star intriguing Mathematical Olympiad Inequality problem because it is a special problem that is designed for the application of heuristic skills.
I am going to show some sublimely insightful approaches of intelligent people here and as always, I hope you will to learn something awesome today!
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Olympiad Trigonometric Problem (Continued)
Previously we asked you, the educators or yourself, if you are a student to think of way(s) to find the ratio of $\dfrac{PR}{QR}$ in this thread (Olympiad Trigonometric Problem), we will now lead you to a credible way to solve for that intriguing hard trigonometric problem.
We in fact, should have the eagle eye sight and should be able to tell offhand that we suspect $\angle P=\angle Q$.
We in fact, should have the eagle eye sight and should be able to tell offhand that we suspect $\angle P=\angle Q$.
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