Triangle Inequality Homework: Show x,y,z Nonnegatives Satisfy Inequality

[ehrenfest]

Homework Statement

Show for nonnegative x,y,z that

(x+y+z) \sqrt{2} \leq \sqrt{x^2+y^2}+\sqrt{y^2+z^2}+\sqrt{x^2+z^2}

My book says the answer comes from apply the triangle inequality to (x+y+z,x+y+z)=(x,y)+(y,z)+(x,z). I don't see what they mean by that at all. HOW do you apply the triangle inequality to that?

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The Attempt at a Solution

 

[HallsofIvy]

The standard form of the triangle inequalilty is d(x,y)\le d(x,z)+ d(y,z). But it is also true that d(x,z)\le d(z, u)+ d(u, z) so, putting those together, you can say that d(x,y)\le d(x,u)+ d(u,z)+ d(z,y). Do you see to apply that?

 

[quasar987]

Take the Euclidian norm of both sides of the equation. For instance, the LHS becomes

||(x+y+z,x+y+z)||=sqrt{(x+y+z)²+(x+y+z)²}=(x+y+z)sqrt{2}

 

[ehrenfest]

Take the Euclidian norm of both sides of the equation. For instance, the LHS becomes

||(x+y+z,x+y+z)||=sqrt{(x+y+z)²+(x+y+z)²}=(x+y+z)sqrt{2}

I see. Thanks.