AlgebraDifficulty 6.1National olympiadFind the answer
Given that a,b,c,d,e are real numbers such that a+b+c+d+e=8 , a2+b2+c2+d2+e2=16 . Determine the maximum value of e .
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Solution
By Cauchy Schwarz, we can see that (1+1+1+1)(a2+b2+c2+d2)≥(a+b+c+d)2 thus 4(16−e2)≥(8−e)2 Finally, e(5e−16)≥0 which means 516≥e≥0 so the maximum value of e is 516 . from: Image from Gon Mathcenter.net
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