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As an olympiad-participant, I've had to solve numerous inequalities; some easy ones and some very difficult ones. Inequalities might appear in every Olympiad discipline (Number theory, Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics) and usually require previous manipulations, which makes them even harder to solve...



Some time ago, someone told me that




Solving inequalities is kind of applying the same hundred tricks again and again




And in fact, knowledge and experience play a fundamental role when it comes to proving/solving inequalities, rather than instinct.



This is the reason why I wanted to gather the most important Olympiad-inequalities such as




  1. AM-GM (and the weighted one)


  2. Cauchy-Schwarz


  3. Jensen



...



Could you suggest some more?




This question was inspired by the fantastic contributions of @Michael Rozenberg on inequalities.






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    As an olympiad-participant, I've had to solve numerous inequalities; some easy ones and some very difficult ones. Inequalities might appear in every Olympiad discipline (Number theory, Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics) and usually require previous manipulations, which makes them even harder to solve...



    Some time ago, someone told me that




    Solving inequalities is kind of applying the same hundred tricks again and again




    And in fact, knowledge and experience play a fundamental role when it comes to proving/solving inequalities, rather than instinct.



    This is the reason why I wanted to gather the most important Olympiad-inequalities such as




    1. AM-GM (and the weighted one)


    2. Cauchy-Schwarz


    3. Jensen



    ...



    Could you suggest some more?




    This question was inspired by the fantastic contributions of @Michael Rozenberg on inequalities.






    inequality soft-question contest-math big-list







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      As an olympiad-participant, I've had to solve numerous inequalities; some easy ones and some very difficult ones. Inequalities might appear in every Olympiad discipline (Number theory, Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics) and usually require previous manipulations, which makes them even harder to solve...



      Some time ago, someone told me that




      Solving inequalities is kind of applying the same hundred tricks again and again




      And in fact, knowledge and experience play a fundamental role when it comes to proving/solving inequalities, rather than instinct.



      This is the reason why I wanted to gather the most important Olympiad-inequalities such as




      1. AM-GM (and the weighted one)


      2. Cauchy-Schwarz


      3. Jensen



      ...



      Could you suggest some more?




      This question was inspired by the fantastic contributions of @Michael Rozenberg on inequalities.






      inequality soft-question contest-math big-list







      share|cite|improve this question









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      As an olympiad-participant, I've had to solve numerous inequalities; some easy ones and some very difficult ones. Inequalities might appear in every Olympiad discipline (Number theory, Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics) and usually require previous manipulations, which makes them even harder to solve...



      Some time ago, someone told me that




      Solving inequalities is kind of applying the same hundred tricks again and again




      And in fact, knowledge and experience play a fundamental role when it comes to proving/solving inequalities, rather than instinct.



      This is the reason why I wanted to gather the most important Olympiad-inequalities such as




      1. AM-GM (and the weighted one)


      2. Cauchy-Schwarz


      3. Jensen



      ...



      Could you suggest some more?




      This question was inspired by the fantastic contributions of @Michael Rozenberg on inequalities.






      inequality soft-question contest-math big-list




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          Essential reading:



          Olympiad Inequalities, Thomas J. Mildorf



          All useful inequalities are clearly listed and explaind on the first few pages. Mildorf calls them "The Standard Dozen":



          enter image description here



          enter image description here



          enter image description here



          enter image description here



          Also a fine reading:



          A Brief Introduction to Olympiad Inequalities, Evan Chen






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            I did not find a link, but I wrote about this theme already.



            I'll write something again.



            There are many methods:




            1. Cauchy-Schwarz (C-S)


            2. AM-GM


            3. Holder


            4. Jensen


            5. Minkowski


            6. Maclaurin


            7. Rearrangement


            8. Chebyshov


            9. Muirhead


            10. Karamata


            11. Lagrange multipliers


            12. Buffalo Way (BW)


            13. Contradiction


            14. Tangent Line method


            15. Schur



            16 Sum Of Squares (SOS)




            1. Schur-SOS method (S-S)


            2. Bernoulli


            3. Bacteria


            4. RCF, LCF, HCF (with half convex, half concave functions) by V.Cirtoaje


            5. E-V Method by V.Cirtoaje


            6. uvw


            7. Inequalities like Schur


            8. pRr method for the geometric inequalities



            and more.



            In my opinion, the best book it's the inequalities forum in the AoPS: https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c6t243f6_inequalities



            Just read it!



            Also, there is the last book by Vasile Cirtoaje (2018) and his papers.






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            $begingroup$

            Essential reading:



            Olympiad Inequalities, Thomas J. Mildorf



            All useful inequalities are clearly listed and explaind on the first few pages. Mildorf calls them "The Standard Dozen":



            enter image description here



            enter image description here



            enter image description here



            enter image description here



            Also a fine reading:



            A Brief Introduction to Olympiad Inequalities, Evan Chen






            share|cite|improve this answer











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              $begingroup$

              Essential reading:



              Olympiad Inequalities, Thomas J. Mildorf



              All useful inequalities are clearly listed and explaind on the first few pages. Mildorf calls them "The Standard Dozen":



              enter image description here



              enter image description here



              enter image description here



              enter image description here



              Also a fine reading:



              A Brief Introduction to Olympiad Inequalities, Evan Chen






              share|cite|improve this answer











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                $begingroup$

                Essential reading:



                Olympiad Inequalities, Thomas J. Mildorf



                All useful inequalities are clearly listed and explaind on the first few pages. Mildorf calls them "The Standard Dozen":



                enter image description here



                enter image description here



                enter image description here



                enter image description here



                Also a fine reading:



                A Brief Introduction to Olympiad Inequalities, Evan Chen






                share|cite|improve this answer











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                Essential reading:



                Olympiad Inequalities, Thomas J. Mildorf



                All useful inequalities are clearly listed and explaind on the first few pages. Mildorf calls them "The Standard Dozen":



                enter image description here



                enter image description here



                enter image description here



                enter image description here



                Also a fine reading:



                A Brief Introduction to Olympiad Inequalities, Evan Chen







                share|cite|improve this answer














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                    I did not find a link, but I wrote about this theme already.



                    I'll write something again.



                    There are many methods:




                    1. Cauchy-Schwarz (C-S)


                    2. AM-GM


                    3. Holder


                    4. Jensen


                    5. Minkowski


                    6. Maclaurin


                    7. Rearrangement


                    8. Chebyshov


                    9. Muirhead


                    10. Karamata


                    11. Lagrange multipliers


                    12. Buffalo Way (BW)


                    13. Contradiction


                    14. Tangent Line method


                    15. Schur



                    16 Sum Of Squares (SOS)




                    1. Schur-SOS method (S-S)


                    2. Bernoulli


                    3. Bacteria


                    4. RCF, LCF, HCF (with half convex, half concave functions) by V.Cirtoaje


                    5. E-V Method by V.Cirtoaje


                    6. uvw


                    7. Inequalities like Schur


                    8. pRr method for the geometric inequalities



                    and more.



                    In my opinion, the best book it's the inequalities forum in the AoPS: https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c6t243f6_inequalities



                    Just read it!



                    Also, there is the last book by Vasile Cirtoaje (2018) and his papers.






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                    $begingroup$

                    I did not find a link, but I wrote about this theme already.



                    I'll write something again.



                    There are many methods:




                    1. Cauchy-Schwarz (C-S)


                    2. AM-GM


                    3. Holder


                    4. Jensen


                    5. Minkowski


                    6. Maclaurin


                    7. Rearrangement


                    8. Chebyshov


                    9. Muirhead


                    10. Karamata


                    11. Lagrange multipliers


                    12. Buffalo Way (BW)


                    13. Contradiction


                    14. Tangent Line method


                    15. Schur



                    16 Sum Of Squares (SOS)




                    1. Schur-SOS method (S-S)


                    2. Bernoulli


                    3. Bacteria


                    4. RCF, LCF, HCF (with half convex, half concave functions) by V.Cirtoaje


                    5. E-V Method by V.Cirtoaje


                    6. uvw


                    7. Inequalities like Schur


                    8. pRr method for the geometric inequalities



                    and more.



                    In my opinion, the best book it's the inequalities forum in the AoPS: https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c6t243f6_inequalities



                    Just read it!



                    Also, there is the last book by Vasile Cirtoaje (2018) and his papers.






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                    $begingroup$

                    I did not find a link, but I wrote about this theme already.



                    I'll write something again.



                    There are many methods:




                    1. Cauchy-Schwarz (C-S)


                    2. AM-GM


                    3. Holder


                    4. Jensen


                    5. Minkowski


                    6. Maclaurin


                    7. Rearrangement


                    8. Chebyshov


                    9. Muirhead


                    10. Karamata


                    11. Lagrange multipliers


                    12. Buffalo Way (BW)


                    13. Contradiction


                    14. Tangent Line method


                    15. Schur



                    16 Sum Of Squares (SOS)




                    1. Schur-SOS method (S-S)


                    2. Bernoulli


                    3. Bacteria


                    4. RCF, LCF, HCF (with half convex, half concave functions) by V.Cirtoaje


                    5. E-V Method by V.Cirtoaje


                    6. uvw


                    7. Inequalities like Schur


                    8. pRr method for the geometric inequalities



                    and more.



                    In my opinion, the best book it's the inequalities forum in the AoPS: https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c6t243f6_inequalities



                    Just read it!



                    Also, there is the last book by Vasile Cirtoaje (2018) and his papers.






                    share|cite|improve this answer









                    $endgroup$



                    I did not find a link, but I wrote about this theme already.



                    I'll write something again.



                    There are many methods:




                    1. Cauchy-Schwarz (C-S)


                    2. AM-GM


                    3. Holder


                    4. Jensen


                    5. Minkowski


                    6. Maclaurin


                    7. Rearrangement


                    8. Chebyshov


                    9. Muirhead


                    10. Karamata


                    11. Lagrange multipliers


                    12. Buffalo Way (BW)


                    13. Contradiction


                    14. Tangent Line method


                    15. Schur



                    16 Sum Of Squares (SOS)




                    1. Schur-SOS method (S-S)


                    2. Bernoulli


                    3. Bacteria


                    4. RCF, LCF, HCF (with half convex, half concave functions) by V.Cirtoaje


                    5. E-V Method by V.Cirtoaje


                    6. uvw


                    7. Inequalities like Schur


                    8. pRr method for the geometric inequalities



                    and more.



                    In my opinion, the best book it's the inequalities forum in the AoPS: https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c6t243f6_inequalities



                    Just read it!



                    Also, there is the last book by Vasile Cirtoaje (2018) and his papers.







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