1997 USAMO Problems/Problem 5
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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,
.
See Also
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Followed by Problem 6 | |
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