inquality

If x,y>0 show that : 1x+y<1x+1y

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Sambit Senapati ·

x2+y2>0
=>(x+y)2-2xy>0
=>(x+y)2>2xy>xy
=>x+yxy>1x+y
=>1x+1y>1x+y (proved)

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Aditya Bhutra ·

take lcm and then cross multiply ,
you will get x2+xy+y2 >0 which is true for all x,y >0
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or use AM>HM
x+y2≥ 2xyx+y

or, 2x+y≤ 1/2*(1x+1y)
hence 1x+y< (1x+1y)

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fahadnasir nasir ·

Good trail from both.

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Hari Shankar ·

but with x,y>0

\frac{1}{x}>\frac{1}{x+y}

so its pretty obvious.

Maybe you wanted to prove that:

\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}\ge\frac{4}{x+y}

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rishabh ·

for the above question,
replacing x,y with 1x and 1y ,

→ we have to prove (x+y)2 ≥4xy
→ which is nothing but (x-y)^2 ≥ 0

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