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== Problem ==
 
== Problem ==
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Let <math>a_0,\cdots a_n</math> be real numbers in the interval <math>(0,\frac {\pi}{2})</math> such that
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Let <math>a_0,\cdots a_n</math> be real numbers in the interval <math>\left(0,\frac {\pi}{2}\right)</math> such that
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<cmath>\tan{(a_0 - \frac {\pi}{4})} + \tan{(a_1 - \frac {\pi}{4})} + \cdots + \tan{(a_n - \frac {\pi}{4})}\ge n - 1</cmath>
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<cmath>\tan{\left(a_0 - \frac {\pi}{4}\right)} + \tan{\left(a_1 - \frac {\pi}{4}\right)} + \cdots + \tan{\left(a_n - \frac {\pi}{4}\right)}\ge n - 1</cmath>
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Prove that <math>\tan{(a_0)}\tan{(a_1)}\cdots \tan{(a_n)}\ge n^{n + 1}</math>.
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Prove that <math>\tan{\left(a_0\right)}\tan{\left(a_1\right)}\cdots \tan{\left(a_n\right)}\ge n^{n + 1}</math>.
  
 
== Solution ==
 
== Solution ==

Revision as of 21:55, 31 July 2014

Problem

Let $a_0,\cdots a_n$ be real numbers in the interval $\left(0,\frac {\pi}{2}\right)$ such that \[\tan{\left(a_0 - \frac {\pi}{4}\right)} + \tan{\left(a_1 - \frac {\pi}{4}\right)} + \cdots + \tan{\left(a_n - \frac {\pi}{4}\right)}\ge n - 1\] Prove that $\tan{\left(a_0\right)}\tan{\left(a_1\right)}\cdots \tan{\left(a_n\right)}\ge n^{n + 1}$.

Solution

Let $y_i = \tan{(a_i - \frac {\pi}{4})}$, where $0\le i\le n$. Then we have

  • $y_0 + y_1 + \cdots + y_n\ge n - 1$
  • $1 + y_i\ge \sum_{j\neq i}{(1 - y_j)}$
  • $\frac {1 + y_i}{n}\ge \frac {1}{n}\sum_{j\neq i}{(1 - y_j)}$

By AM-GM,

  • $\frac {1}{n}\sum_{j\neq i}{(1 - y_j)}\ge \prod_{j\neq i}{(1 - y_j)^{\frac {1}{n}}}$
  • $\frac {1 + y_i}{n}\ge \prod_{j\neq i}{(1 - y_j)^{\frac {1}{n}}}$
  • $\prod_{i = 0}^n{\frac {1 + y_i}{n}}\ge \prod_{i = 0}^n{\prod_{j\neq i}{(1 - y_j)^{\frac {1}{n}}}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
  • $= \prod_{i = 0}^n{(1 - y_i)}$
  • $\prod_{i = 0}^n{\frac {1 + y_i}{1 - y_i}}\ge \prod_{i = 0}^n{n} = n^{n + 1}$

Note that by the addition formula for tangents, $\tan{(a_i)} = \tan{[(a_i - \frac {\pi}{4}) + \frac {\pi}{4}]} = \frac {1 + \tan{(a_i - \frac {\pi}{4})}}{1 - \tan{(a_i - \frac {\pi}{4})}} = \frac {1 + y_i}{1 - y_i}$.

So $\prod_{i = 0}^n{\frac {1 + y_i}{1 - y_i}} = \tan{(a_0)}\tan{(a_1)}\cdots \tan{(a_n)}\ge n^{n + 1}$, as desired.

$\text{QED}$

See Also

1998 USAMO (Problems • Resources)
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Problem 4
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All USAMO Problems and Solutions

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