MHB Proving Triangle Inequality for Sides and Opposite Angles in a Triangle

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The discussion centers on proving the inequality $\dfrac{aA+bB+cC}{a+b+c}\ge\dfrac{\pi}{3}$ for a triangle with sides $a, b, c$ and opposite angles $A, B, C$. Participants engage in mathematical reasoning and provide various approaches to demonstrate this relationship. The correct solution was submitted by lfdahl, showcasing a valid method to satisfy the inequality. The thread encourages further exploration of the problem and invites additional solutions. Overall, it emphasizes the importance of understanding the geometric properties of triangles in relation to their sides and angles.
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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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