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Friday, May 22, 2015

Compare M and N

Given that p,q,r,s,a,b are positive real numbers with M=ap+brqa+sb and N=pq+rs. Compare M and N.

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My solution:

Applying the Cauchy Schwarz inequality with ap+br and qa+sb, i.e., the two factors of M, we get:

\begin{align*}M&=\sqrt{ap+br}\cdot \sqrt{\dfrac{q}{a}+\dfrac{s}{b}}\\&\ge \sqrt{ap}\sqrt{\dfrac{q}{a}}+\sqrt{br}\sqrt{\dfrac{s}{b}}\\&\ge \sqrt{\cancel{a}p}\sqrt{\dfrac{q}{\cancel{a}}}+\sqrt{\cancel{b}r}\sqrt{\dfrac{s}{\cancel{b}}}\\&\ge \sqrt{pq}+\sqrt{rs}\\&\ge N\end{align*}

Therefore, M\ge Q.

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