Problem

Source: Chinese Western Mathematical Olympiad 2006, Problem 1

Tags: inequalities unsolved, inequalities



Let $n$ be a positive integer with $n \geq 2$, and $0<a_{1}, a_{2},...,a_{n}< 1$. Find the maximum value of the sum $\sum_{i=1}^{n}(a_{i}(1-a_{i+1}))^{\frac{1}{6}}$ where $a_{n+1}=a_{1}$