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Prove that:
( )+ ( )+ ( )≤ √

Proposed by Mehmet Sahin-Ankara-Turkey

Design by Miguel Ochoa Sanchez-Peru
Solution by Do Huu Duc Thinh-Ho Chi Minh-Vietnam
Prove that: ⋅ + ⋅ + ⋅ ≤ √
Lemma: = + ; = + ⋅ ; = + ⋅ ;
+ + = +
Applying Cauchy – Schwarz:

⋅ + ⋅ + ⋅ ≤ ( + + ) + +

= ( − − ) + ⋅ ≤

≤ ( + + − − ) + ( + ) (Gerretsen)

= ( + )[ + ( + )] ≤ ( + ) + + =

= ⋅ = √