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Mongolia algebra
Problem
Let be real numbers and be their arithmetic mean. Show that
Solution
Replacing by we can assume that . Since the left hand side of the inequality is , it is enough to show that . By the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, we have The expression is greater than the left side while the right side is greater than since . Equality holds if and only if .
Techniques
Cauchy-SchwarzSums and products