AlgebraDifficulty 7.2National olympiad, round 2Prove it
Example 10 Let x1,x2,⋯,xn∈R+, prove that: x2x12+x3x22+⋯+xnxn−12+x1xn2⩾x1+x2+⋯+xn−1+xn. (1984 National High School Mathematics League Question)
Solution
Prove that by embedding the factor x2+x3+⋯+xn+x1 on the left side of the inequality, it is equivalent to embedding the factor x1+x2+⋯+xn. Applying the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, we have: (x2x12+x3x22+⋯+xnxn−12+x1xn2)(x2+x3+⋯+xn+x1)⩾(x2x1⋅x2+x3x2⋅x3+⋯+xnxn−1⋅xn+x1xn⋅x1)2=(x1+x2+⋯+xn−1+xn)2
Similarly, we can prove: (1) Given that a1,a2,⋯,an are positive real numbers, and their sum is 1, prove that: a1+a2a12+a2+a3a22+⋯+an−1+anan−12+an+a1an2⩾21. (24th All-Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad Problem) (2) a1,a2,⋯,an;b1,b2,⋯,bn are two sets of positive real numbers, and ∑k=1nak=∑k=1nbk, prove that: ∑k=1nak+bkak2⩾21∑k=1nak. (1991 Asia-Pacific Mathematical Olympiad Problem)
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