Proving Triangle Inequality for Sides and Opposite Angles in a Triangle

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The discussion centers on proving the triangle inequality relation for sides \(a, b, c\) and opposite angles \(A, B, C\) in a triangle. The specific inequality to prove is \(\dfrac{aA+bB+cC}{a+b+c}\ge\dfrac{\pi}{3}\). The solution provided by user lfdahl is recognized as correct, demonstrating the application of geometric principles to establish this relationship. The problem is part of the Problem of the Week (POTW) series on Math Help Boards.

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Here is this week's POTW:

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Prove that in a triangle with sides $a, b$ and $c$ and opposite angles $A, B$ and $C$ (in radians), the following relation holds:

$\dfrac{aA+bB+cC}{a+b+c}\ge\dfrac{\pi}{3}$

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Congratulations to lfdahl for his correct solution(Cool), which you can find below:

The result is a direct consequence of Chebyschev´s sum inequality:

For any triangle we can WLOG choose: $a \geq b\geq c$ - which implies: $A \geq B \geq C$ (radians with total angle sum $\pi$).

Applying CSI
\[\frac{1}{3}\left ( aA+bB+cC \right ) \geq \frac{1}{3}\left (a+b+c \right ) \frac{1}{3}\left ( A+B+C \right )\]

or

\[\frac{aA+bB+cC }{a+b+c} \geq \frac{\pi}{3}\]
 

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