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49th Mathematical Olympiad in Ukraine

Ukraine algebra

Problem

Let be given positive numbers . Prove that:
Solution
Using the inequality we have , is equivalent to and this equivalent to inequality which follows immediately by the AM-GM inequality applied to the six numbers.

Techniques

QM-AM-GM-HM / Power MeanLinear and quadratic inequalities