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Korea Second Round 2011

Source: Korea Second Round 2011 #8

August 21, 2011
functioninequalities proposedinequalities

Problem Statement

Let x1,x2,,x25 x_1, x_2, \cdots, x_{25} real numbers such that 0xii(i=1,2,,25) 0 \le x_i \le i (i=1, 2, \cdots, 25) . Find the maximum value of x13+x23++x253(x1x2x3+x2x3x4+x25x1x2)x_{1}^{3}+x_{2}^{3}+\cdots +x_{25}^{3} - ( x_1x_2x_3 + x_2x_3x_4 + \cdots x_{25}x_1x_2 )