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Austria 2010 algebra
Problem
Let and be positive real numbers with . Prove that When does equality hold?
Solution
We have It remains to show that This is a consequence of the inequality between the arithmetic and the harmonic mean and the condition : Equality holds exactly for and therefore for .
Final answer
Equality holds exactly when x = y = 1/2.
Techniques
QM-AM-GM-HM / Power Mean