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Prove that, for all positive real numbers <math>a, b, c,</math> | Prove that, for all positive real numbers <math>a, b, c,</math> | ||
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Problem
Prove that, for all positive real numbers
.
Solution 1
Because the inequality is homogenous (i.e. can be replaced with without changing the inequality other than by a factor of for some ), without loss of generality, let .
Lemma: Proof: Rearranging gives , which is a simple consequence of and
Thus, by :
Solution 2
Rearranging the AM-HM inequality, we get . Letting , , and , we get By AM-GM on , , and , we have So, .
-Tigerzhang
See Also
1997 USAMO (Problems • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 4 |
Followed by Problem 6 | |
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All USAMO Problems and Solutions |
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