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jmc

algebra senior

Problem

Let be positive real numbers such that Find the maximum value of
Solution
Our strategy is to take and divide into several expression, apply AM-GM to each expression, and come up with a multiple of

Since we want terms of and after applying AM-GM, we divide into By AM-GM, To get a multiple of we want so that Then Squaring both sides, we get Solving for we find

Thus, so Multiplying by we get Dividing by 2, we get Equality occurs when and Using the condition we can solve to get and so the minimum value is
Final answer
\frac{\sqrt{11}}{2}