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Selection Examination

Greece algebra

Problem

Let , , be positive real numbers such that . Prove that: When does the equality hold?
Solution
From the inequality we have that , so Working similarly and adding we have that Therefore, it suffices to prove that However, from the given condition we have , and from the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality we have

2ºς τρόπος: Using Holder's inequality we have: Therefore, it suffices to prove that but the last one holds since
Final answer
Equality holds at x = y = z = 1/√3.

Techniques

Cauchy-SchwarzQM-AM-GM-HM / Power MeanLinear and quadratic inequalities