Problem

Source: China Team Selection Test 2016 Test 3 Day 1 Q1

Tags: inequalities, algebra



Let $n$ be an integer greater than $1$, $\alpha$ is a real, $0<\alpha < 2$, $a_1,\ldots ,a_n,c_1,\ldots ,c_n$ are all positive numbers. For $y>0$, let $$f(y)=\left(\sum_{a_i\le y} c_ia_i^2\right)^{\frac{1}{2}}+\left(\sum_{a_i>y} c_ia_i^{\alpha} \right)^{\frac{1}{\alpha}}.$$If positive number $x$ satisfies $x\ge f(y)$ (for some $y$), prove that $f(x)\le 8^{\frac{1}{\alpha}}\cdot x$.