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algebra senior

Problem

Let be positive real numbers such that Find the minimum value of
Solution
Note that for all

We claim that for all This is equivalent to or We can factor this as which clearly holds. Thus, It follows that Equality occurs when and so the minimum value is
Final answer
\frac{3 \sqrt{3}}{2}