2012 USAJMO Problems/Problem 3
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[hide]Problem
Let , , be positive real numbers. Prove that
Solution
By the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, so Since , Hence,
Again by the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, so Since , Hence,
Therefore,
Solution 2
Split up the numerators and multiply both sides of the fraction by either a or 3a: Then use Titu's Lemma: It suffices to prove that After some simplifying, it reduces to which is trivial by the Rearrangement Inequality. -r31415
Solution 3
We proceed to prove that
Indeed, by AP-GP, we have
and
Summing up, we have
which is equivalent to:
Dividing from both sides, the desired inequality is proved.
Permuting the variables, we have all these three inequalities:
The inequality in question is just the sum of these, hence it is proved.
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