Problem: If a and b are positive real numbers, what is the minimum value of the expression a+b(a1+b1)?
Solution
Solution: 22
By the AM-GM Inequality, we have a+b≥2ab=2(ab)1/4 and a1+b1≥2a1⋅b1=(ab)1/42 where both inequalities become equalities if and only if a=b. Multiplying the two inequalities, we get a+b(a1+b1)≥22
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