Problem

Source: Stars of Mathematics 2024 P3 (senior level)

Tags: inequalities



Fix postive integer $n\geq 2$. Let $a_1,a_2,\dots ,a_n$ be real numbers in the interval $[1,2024]$. Prove that $$\sum_{i=1}^n\frac{1}{a_i}(a_1+a_2+\dots +a_i)>\frac{1}{44}n(n+33).$$ Proposed by Radu-Andrei Lecoiu