Given that p,q,r,s,a,b are positive real numbers with M=√ap+br⋅√qa+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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