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62nd Belarusian Mathematical Olympiad

Belarus algebra

Problem

Given a polynomial with positive real coefficients. Prove that for all .
Solution
We use weighted Chebyshev's inequality: if , and , , then

Now let be the given polynomial. Then we simply set in , , ..., , , ..., , thus finishing the proof.

Techniques

Polynomial operationsMuirhead / majorization