1.

:
i. (a + b)2 + (a b)2 = 2(a2 + b2 )
ii. (a + b)2 (a b)2 = 4ab
(
)2 (
)2
a+b
ab
iii.

= ab
2
2
iv. (a + b)2 2(a + b)(a b) + (a b)2 = 4b2
v. (a + b)3 (a b)3 = 2b(b2 + 3a2 )
vi. (a2 + b2 )(x2 + y 2 ) (ax + by)2 = (ay bx)2
vii. (a b)(a + b)(a2 + b2 )(a4 + b4 )(a8 + b8 ) = a16 b16
viii. (a 1)(a + 1)(a2 a + 1)(a2 + a + 1) = a6 1
2. x + y = a x y = b = 0 a, b :
i. x1 + y 1
ii. x2 + y 2
iii. x2 + y 2
iv. x3 + y 3
v. x4 + y 4
3. A a = 0 a +

1
= 4 :
a

1
= 14
a2
1
ii. a3 + 3 = 52
a
i. a2 +

4. a b a2 + b2 = 3 (a b)2010 .
)
(
1 1
+
= 4 a = b.
5. A a, b (a + b)
a b
6. A a, b (a + b)2 2b(a + b) = 2(a + b)(a b) :
i. a2 = b2
ii. a2010 b2010
(
)3 (
)2
a
b
2
7. A a, b a2 + b2 = a3 + b3 + = .
b
a
3
8. b, c (b + c)4 (b c)4 = 32bc
.
)2
(
)2 (
9. A a, b a2 + b2 = 1 3a 4a3 + 3b 4b3 = 1
10. a + b + c = 2 ( a)2 + ( b)2 + ( c)2 + 2 = a2 + b2 + c2 .
11. A a + b + c = 2 a2 + b2 + c2 = 4 ab + bc + ca = 0.
12. A a + b + c = 3

1 1 1
+ + = 0
a b
c

i. ab + bc + ca = 0
ii. a2 + b2 + c2 = 9
1

iii.

ab
bc
ca
+ 2 + 2 =3
2
c
a
b

13. A a + b + c = 0 a3 + b3 + c3 = 6 :
i. (a + c)2 = b2
ii. abc
iii. (ac + b)2 (a + c)2 + (1 ac)(1 + ac) = 5

ANI
1. a < 1 a3 < a
2. a 0 a3 + 1 a2 + a
3. a > 1 a2 a + 1 < a3
4. a > b > 1 b(a + 1) > a + b2
5. x > 1 x2 2 x
6. x > 2 x3 7x 6
7. a, b > 0 a3 + 2b3 3ab2
8. x > y > 0
9. 0 < x < 1

xy
x3 y 3
3
x+y
x + y3

1
1
+ >2
2
x
x

10. a :
i. a2 2a + 3 > 0
ii. a2 + 3a + 7 > 0
iii. a4 + a2 2a + 3 > 0
iv. 2a4 + 1 2a3 + a2
11. A a + b > 0 :
i. a3 + b3 > (a + b)ab
(
)3
a3 + b3
a+b
ii.
>
2
3
12. a, b, c :
i. a2 + b2 2ab
ii. a2 + b2 2ab
iii. (a + b)2 4ab
iv. 2(a2 + b2 ) (a + b)2
v. a2 + ab + b2 0
vi. a2 ab + b2 0
vii. a2 + b2 + c2 ab + bc + ca
a2
1
viii.

4
1+a
2
2

ix. 3(a4 + a2 + 1) (a2 + a + 1)2

13. a, b, c > 0 :
a
b
+ 2
b
a
a+b b+c c+a
ii.
+
+
6
c
a
b
(
)
1 1 1
iii. (a + b + c)
+ +
3
a b
c
i.

14. a, b, c > 0 :
a+b
ab

a+b
4
ab
bc
ca
a+b+c
ii.
+
+

a+b b+c c+a

2
i.

15. a, b > 0 a + b = 1 :
i. ab

1
4

1
2
1
4
4
iii. a + b
8
(
)(
)
1
1
iv. 1 +
1+
>9
a
b
(
)2 (
)2
1
1
23
v. a +
+ b+
>
a
b
2
ii. a2 + b2

16. 1 < x < 2 3 < y < 5 :

i. x + y
ii. 2x + 3y 7
iii. 3x 2y + 1
iv. x2 2y + xy
2
1
v.

x y
3
vi. 4
xy
vii. x2 + y 2
17. 1 < x < 2 3 < y < 2 :
i. 3x 2y 4
ii. x2 + y 2
iii. xy 2
x
iv. 3
y
3
v. x 3y 2
4
3

vi.
x y
18. 2 < x < 4 1 < y < 5 :
i. y 2x + 3
3

ii. x2
iii. x2 + y 2
iv. xy
v. y 2 2x2 xy
19. 3 < x <

7
a = 7 2x :
2

i. 0 < < 1
1 1+a 3
, a 1, 0, 1
ii. : a, a2 , a3 , ,
a
a
20. a2 + b2 2a + 4b + 5 0
21. B a 2a2 + b2 2ab 2a + 1 0
22. a, b, c
i. (a + 5)2 + (b 2)2 4(a + b + 1)
ii. a2 + b2 + c2 + 6 2(a b + 2c)
iii. 3a2 + b2 + c2 2a(b c + 2) 4
23. a < b a <

a+b
<b
2

24. a, b, c > 0 b2 + c2 = a2 b3 + c3 < a3