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IMO 2008 Problem 2

  • Day 1

(a) Prove that x2(x−1)2+y2(y−1)2+z2(z−1)2≥1\frac {x^{2}}{\left(x - 1\right)^{2}} + \frac {y^{2}}{\left(y - 1\right)^{2}} + \frac {z^{2}}{\left(z - 1\right)^{2}} \geq 1 for all real numbers xx , yy , zz , each different from 11 , and satisfying xyz=1xyz=1 .(b) Prove that equality holds above for infinitely many triples of rational numbers xx , yy , zz , each different from 11 , and satisfying xyz=1xyz=1 .

Author: Walther Janous, Austria

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Official text: IMO 2008 official English paper, page 1.

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