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algebra senior
Problem
Let and be real numbers such that Find the minimum value of
Solution
First, we deal with the term
The quadratic in is maximized when or Thus, Then By AM-GM, Equality occurs when and We can solve to get and so the minimum value is
The quadratic in is maximized when or Thus, Then By AM-GM, Equality occurs when and We can solve to get and so the minimum value is
Final answer
20