Home Competitions CMO 2014 Problem 1
Let a 1 , a 2 , … , a n a_{1}, a_{2}, \ldots, a_{n} a 1 , a 2 , … , a n be positive real numbers whose product is 1 . Show that the sum a 1 1 + a 1 + a 2 ( 1 + a 1 ) ( 1 + a 2 ) + a 3 ( 1 + a 1 ) ( 1 + a 2 ) ( 1 + a 3 ) + ⋯ + a n ( 1 + a 1 ) ( 1 + a 2 ) ⋯ ( 1 + a n ) \frac{a_{1}}{1+a_{1}}+\frac{a_{2}}{\left(1+a_{1}\right)\left(1+a_{2}\right)}+\frac{a_{3}}{\left(1+a_{1}\right)\left(1+a_{2}\right)\left(1+a_{3}\right)}+\cdots+\frac{a_{n}}{\left(1+a_{1}\right)\left(1+a_{2}\right) \cdots\left(1+a_{n}\right)} 1 + a 1 a 1 + ( 1 + a 1 ) ( 1 + a 2 ) a 2 + ( 1 + a 1 ) ( 1 + a 2 ) ( 1 + a 3 ) a 3 + ⋯ + ( 1 + a 1 ) ( 1 + a 2 ) ⋯ ( 1 + a n ) a n is greater than or equal to 2 n − 1 2 n \frac{2^{n}-1}{2^{n}} 2 n 2 n − 1 .
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