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Mathematica competitions in Croatia

Croatia algebra

Problem

Let , and be positive real numbers such that . Prove the inequality
Solution
The A-H inequality together with the condition of the problem gives Using we get where the last inequality is a consequence of the A-G inequality. Hence and analogously , . Adding these three inequalities finishes the proof.

Techniques

QM-AM-GM-HM / Power Mean