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jmc

algebra senior

Problem

Let be positive real numbers such that Find the minimum value of
Solution
Let Then Furthermore, and Therefore, by Cauchy-Schwarz, This becomes Then so Then so

Now we must see if equality is possible. Let and Then so or Also, Let so For the equality case, we want this to equal so Then so This factors as so Thus,

We try simple values, like Then so and are the roots of One root is 1, and the roots of the quadratic are real, so equality is possible.

Thus, the minimum value is
Final answer
22 \sqrt{11} - 57