IMC 2006 · Problem 5

Day 120 points13th IMC · Odessa, Ukraine

Statement

Let a,b,c,d,e>0a, b, c, d, e > 0 be real numbers such that a2+b2+c2=d2+e2a^2 + b^2 + c^2 = d^2 + e^2 and a4+b4+c4=d4+e4a^4 + b^4 + c^4 = d^4 + e^4. Compare the numbers a3+b3+c3a^3 + b^3 + c^3 and d3+e3d^3 + e^3.

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