Problem

Source: China Mathematical Olympiad 2017, Problem 6

Tags: BPSQ, China, PRC, inequalities, Inequality proposed, convex-concave inequalities, sqing orz



Given an integer $n \geq2$ and real numbers $a,b$ such that $0<a<b$. Let $x_1,x_2,\ldots, x_n\in [a,b]$ be real numbers. Find the maximum value of $$\frac{\frac{x^2_1}{x_2}+\frac{x^2_2}{x_3}+\cdots+\frac{x^2_{n-1}}{x_n}+\frac{x^2_n}{x_1}}{x_1+x_2+\cdots +x_{n-1}+x_n}.$$