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IMO 2005 — Complete Shortlist Question 3

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Question 3

Four real numbers $p,q,r,s$ satisfy

$$ p+q+r+s=9\quad\text{and}\quad p^{2}+q^{2}+r^{2}+s^{2}=21. $$

Prove that $ab - cd \geq 2$ holds for some permutation $(a,b,c,d)$ of $(p,q,r,s)$.