Inference 2 Given ai(i=1,2,⋯n) are positive numbers, xi∈R(i=1,2,⋯n), and ∑i=1nai=1,
then ∑i=1naixi2⩾(∑i=1nxi)2.
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Official solution
Given ∵ai∈R+(i=1,2,⋯n), and ∑i=1nai=1, ∴i=1∑naixi2=(i=1∑nai)⋅(i=1∑naixi2)=[i=1∑n(ai)2]⋅[i=1∑n(aixi)2]⩾[i=1∑nai⋅aixi]2=(i=1∑nxi)2
Equality holds if and only if a1a1x1=a2a2x2=⋯=ananxn, i.e., a1x1=a2x2=⋯=anxn.
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