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By applying the Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality in the form <math>((\sqrt{a})^2 +(\sqrt{b})^2 +(\sqrt{c})^2 +(\sqrt{d})^2 +(\sqrt{e})^2) \left( \left( \dfrac{1}{(\sqrt{a})^2} \right) + \left( \dfrac{1}{(\sqrt{b})^2} \right) + \left( \dfrac{1}{(\sqrt{c})^2} \right) + \left( \dfrac{1}{(\sqrt{d})^2} \right) + \left( \dfrac{1}{(\sqrt{e})^2} \right) \right) \le \left( \dfrac{\sqrt{a}}{\sqrt{a}} + \dfrac{\sqrt{b}}{\sqrt{b}} + \dfrac{\sqrt{c}}{\sqrt{c}} + \dfrac{\sqrt{d}}{\sqrt{d}} + \dfrac{\sqrt{e}}{\sqrt{e}} \right)^2 = (5)^2 = 25</math>, we can easily reduce the given inequality to <math>0 \le 6\left(\sqrt{\frac {p}{q}} - \sqrt {\frac{q}{p}}\right)^2</math>, which is true by the Trivial Inequality. We see that equality is achieved when <math>\left(\sqrt{\frac {p}{q}} - \sqrt {\frac{q}{p}}\right)^2 = 0 \rightarrow \left(\sqrt{\frac {p}{q}} - \sqrt {\frac{q}{p}}\right)=0 \rightarrow \sqrt{\frac {p}{q}}=\sqrt {\frac{q}{p}}</math>, which is achieved when <math>p=q</math>.
  
 
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Revision as of 15:47, 17 June 2015

Problem

If $a,b,c,d,e$ are positive numbers bounded by $p$ and $q$, i.e, if they lie in $[p,q], 0 < p$, prove that \[(a+b +c +d +e)\left(\frac{1}{a} +\frac {1}{b} +\frac{1}{c} + \frac{1}{d} +\frac{1}{e}\right) \le 25 + 6\left(\sqrt{\frac {p}{q}} - \sqrt {\frac{q}{p}}\right)^2\] and determine when there is equality.

Solution

By applying the Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality in the form $((\sqrt{a})^2 +(\sqrt{b})^2 +(\sqrt{c})^2 +(\sqrt{d})^2 +(\sqrt{e})^2) \left( \left( \dfrac{1}{(\sqrt{a})^2} \right) + \left( \dfrac{1}{(\sqrt{b})^2} \right) + \left( \dfrac{1}{(\sqrt{c})^2} \right) + \left( \dfrac{1}{(\sqrt{d})^2} \right) + \left( \dfrac{1}{(\sqrt{e})^2} \right) \right) \le \left( \dfrac{\sqrt{a}}{\sqrt{a}} + \dfrac{\sqrt{b}}{\sqrt{b}} + \dfrac{\sqrt{c}}{\sqrt{c}} + \dfrac{\sqrt{d}}{\sqrt{d}} + \dfrac{\sqrt{e}}{\sqrt{e}} \right)^2 = (5)^2 = 25$, we can easily reduce the given inequality to $0 \le 6\left(\sqrt{\frac {p}{q}} - \sqrt {\frac{q}{p}}\right)^2$, which is true by the Trivial Inequality. We see that equality is achieved when $\left(\sqrt{\frac {p}{q}} - \sqrt {\frac{q}{p}}\right)^2 = 0 \rightarrow \left(\sqrt{\frac {p}{q}} - \sqrt {\frac{q}{p}}\right)=0 \rightarrow \sqrt{\frac {p}{q}}=\sqrt {\frac{q}{p}}$, which is achieved when $p=q$.

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