Problem:
Let be positive real numbers such that and . Further, suppose that and . Prove that , and .
Solution
Solution:
Let
Then for some constant . Note that and hence . Similarly, and hence . Combining the two, it follows that and that . These equalities imply that and , and then it also follows that .
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