BRILLIAthon 2 2 (Problem 3 3 )

Algebra Level 2

The real numbers a , b , c , d a, b, c, d are such that

a b c d > 0 a \geq b \geq c \geq d > 0

and

a + b + c + d = 1 a + b + c + d = 1

Is the following mathematical statement true?:

( a + 2 b + 3 c + 4 d ) a a b b c c d d < 1 (a + 2b + 3c + 4d) a^a b^b c^c d^d < 1

Source: International Mathematical Olympiad 2020 2020 , Day 1 1 , Problem 2 2

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1 solution

Yajat Shamji
Jan 18, 2021

The official IMO solution:

I would like someone else to expand on the official solution, please.

Yajat Shamji - 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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