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Problem
Show that for all positive real numbers , , .
Solution
We have for all nonnegative real numbers , as this inequality is equivalent to which is in turn equivalent to .
Without loss of generality we may assume that . Then we also have and . The result follows by the Rearrangement Inequality.
Without loss of generality we may assume that . Then we also have and . The result follows by the Rearrangement Inequality.
Techniques
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