AlgebraDifficulty 7.5National olympiad, round 2Prove it
Promotion 1 If ai∈R+(i=1,2,3,⋯,n), S=∑i=1nai, and 2⩽n∈N, prove that ∑i=1nS−aiai3⩾n−11∑i=1nai2.
Solution
(S−ai)2⩽(n−1)[∑i=1nai2−ai2]∵S−aiai3+S−aiai3+(n−1)3(S−ai)2⩾33(S−aiai3)2(n−1)3(S−ai)2=n−13ai2,∴S−aiai3⩾21[n−13ai2−(n−1)3(S−ai)2]⩾21[n−13ai2−(n−1)2∑i=1nai2−ai2]=21[(n−1)23(n−1)ai2−∑i=1nai2+ai2]=21[(n−1)2(3n−2)ai2−∑i=1nai2], then ∑i=1nS−aiai3⩾21[(n−1)2(3n−2)∑i=1nai2−n∑i=1nai2]=n−11∑i=1nai2.
Thus, equation (3) is proved.
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