The Rearrangement Inequality

1. Let a, b and c be positive real numbers. Prove Nesbitt’s inequality

a b c 3
+ + ≥ .
b+c c+a a+b 2

2. Let a1 ≤ a2 ≤ · · · ≤ an and b1 ≤ b2 ≤ · · · ≤ bn be two sequences of

real numbers and let (c1 , c2 , . . . , cn ) be a permutation of (b1 , b2 , . . . , bn ). Prove that

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(a1 −b1 )2 +(a2 −b2 )2 +· · ·+(an −bn )2 ≤ (a1 −c1 )2 +(a2 −c2 )2 +· · ·+(an −cn )2 .

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3. Let a1 , a2 , . . . , an be different positive integers. Prove the inequality
a1 a2 an 1 1
+ + ··· + 2 ≥ 1 + + ··· + .
12 22 n 2 n

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4. Let a, b, c be the lengths of the sides of a triangle. Prove the inequality
a 2 (b + c − a) + b2 (c + a − b) + c2 (a + b − c) ≤ 3abc.

5. Let a, b, c be real numbers. Prove the inequality

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a 5 + b5 + c5 ≥ a 4 b + b4 c + c4 a.

6. Let a, b, c be positive real numbers such that abc = 1. Prove the inequality
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1 1 1 3
+ + ≥ .
a 3 (b + c) b3 (c + a) c3 (a+ b) 2

7. Let a, b, c be positive real numbers. Prove the inequality

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a 2 + c2 b2 + a 2 c2 + b2
+ + ≥ 2(a + b + c).
b c a

8. Let x, y, z > 0 be real numbers. Prove the inequality

x 2 − z2 y 2 − x 2 z2 − y 2
+ + ≥ 0.
y +z z+x x +y
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9. Let x, y, z be positive real numbers. Prove the inequality

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x3 y3 z3
+ + ≥ x + y + z.
yz zx xy

10. Let a, b, c, d be positive real numbers such that a + b + c + d = 4. Prove the inequality
a 2 bc + b2 cd + c2 da + d 2 ab ≤ 4.

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