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Prove the inequality: (b1+bn)b1+bn(a1+an)b1++bn(b1a1)b1(bnan)bn where all variables are considered positive.

A polynomial of degree n>1 has n distinct roots x1,x2,,xn. Its derivative has the roots y1,y2,,yn1. Prove the inequality x12++xn2n>y12++yn2n.

George drew an empty table of size 50×50 and wrote on top of each column and to the left of each row, a number. It turned out that all 100 written numbers are different, and 50 of them are rational, and the remaining 50 are irrational. Then, in each cell of the table, he wrote down the sum of the numbers written at the start of the corresponding row and column (“addition table”). What is the largest number of sums in this table that could be rational numbers?

The number n has the property that when it is divided by q2 the remainder is smaller than q2/2, whatever the value of q. List all numbers that have this property.