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SAUDI ARABIAN MATHEMATICAL COMPETITIONS

Saudi Arabia algebra

Problem

Find the greatest positive real number such that for all positive real sequence and for all real number , it is possible to find some index that satisfies the inequality

problem
Solution
Denote as the midpoints of respectively. Hence, is the perpendicular bisector of and is the perpendicular bisector of . These imply that are concurrent at the circumcenter of triangle . Note that is the perpendicular bisector of then is the perpendicular bisector of then . Consider two triangles IBD and GST with BS, DT, IG are concurrent at A then by applying the Desargues theorem, we have are collinear. In other word, belongs to which is the perpendicular bisector of then .
Final answer
4

Techniques

Recurrence relationsLinear and quadratic inequalities