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matticus
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i'm reading shilov's "real and complex analysis". there is a problem to prove that for real positive x1,x2,...xn, if x1*x2*...*xn=1, then x1+x2+...xn >= n. I proved this for the case n = 2. it says use induction on this case to prove it for the nth case. but i just don't see it.
for n=2:
(a+1)^2 >= 0
a^2 + 2a + 1 >= 0
a^2 + 1 >= 2a
a + 1/a >= 2
for n=2:
(a+1)^2 >= 0
a^2 + 2a + 1 >= 0
a^2 + 1 >= 2a
a + 1/a >= 2