Problem A. 487. (September 2009)
A. 487. Let x, y, z be positive numbers satisfying xyz1. Prove that .
Proposed by Tuan Le, Anaheim, California, USA
(5 pont)
Deadline expired on October 12, 2009.
Solution. By the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality,
Therefore
and similarly
and
Applying the AM-GM inequality
and
we can establish
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Problems in Mathematics of KöMaL, September 2009