Let be positive real numbers for which
Prove that
Solutions — 2
Solution 1
Let . Then
where
Applying AM-GM inequality it follows
for . We obtain
The equality holds if and only if that is .
Solution 2
Write the condition in the hypothesis as
Applying AM-GM inequality we get
In similar way we obtain other inequalities of the form. Therefore, we have
for . Multiplying inequalities (2) and simplifying by it follows .
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