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Algebra Difficulty 5.8 AIME, harder Prove it

1. Let a1,a2,,ana_{1}, a_{2}, \ldots, a_{n} be positive real numbers whose product is equal to 1. Prove that

(4+a1)(4+a2)(4+an)5n \left(4+a_{1}\right)\left(4+a_{2}\right) \ldots\left(4+a_{n}\right) \geq 5^{n}

Solution

Solution. From the inequality between the arithmetic and geometric means, we have 4+ai5ai5\frac{4+a_{i}}{5} \geq \sqrt[5]{a_{i}}, i.e., 1+ai5ai5>01+a_{i} \geq 5 \sqrt[5]{a_{i}}>0, for i=1,2,,ni=1,2, \ldots, n. If we multiply these nn inequalities, we get

(4+a1)(4+a2)(4+an)5a1a2an5=5n \left(4+a_{1}\right)\left(4+a_{2}\right) \ldots\left(4+a_{n}\right) \geq 5 \sqrt[5]{a_{1} a_{2} \ldots a_{n}}=5^{n}

where the equality holds if and only if ai=1a_{i}=1, for i=1,2,,ni=1,2, \ldots, n.

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