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A simple inequality (Posted on 2014-12-31) Difficulty: 2 of 5
Given:
x>0, y>0, x+y=1

Prove that
(1 + 1/x)(1 + 1/y) ≥ 9.

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Some Thoughts no proof--just demonstration | Comment 1 of 4
 x  (1+1/x)(1+1/(1-x))
0.01 203.0202020
0.02 103.0408163
0.03  69.7285223
0.04  53.0833333
0.05  43.1052632
0.06  36.4609929
0.07  31.7219662
0.08  28.1739130
0.09  25.4200244
0.10  23.2222222
0.11  21.4290092
0.12  19.9393939
0.13  18.6834660
0.14  17.6112957
0.15  16.6862745
0.16  15.8809524
0.17  15.1743444
0.18  14.5501355
0.19  13.9954516
0.20  13.5000000
0.21  13.0554551
0.22  12.6550117
0.23  12.2930548
0.24  11.9649123
0.25  11.6666667
0.26  11.3950104
0.27  11.1471334
0.28  10.9206349
0.29  10.7134531
0.30  10.5238095
0.31  10.3501636
0.32  10.1911765
0.33  10.0456807
0.34   9.9126560
0.35   9.7912088
0.36   9.6805556
0.37   9.5800086
0.38   9.4889643
0.39   9.4068937
0.40   9.3333333
0.41   9.2678793
0.42   9.2101806
0.43   9.1599347
0.44   9.1168831
0.45   9.0808081
0.46   9.0515298
0.47   9.0289041
0.48   9.0128205
0.49   9.0032013
0.50   9.0000000
0.51   9.0032013
0.52   9.0128205
0.53   9.0289041
0.54   9.0515298
0.55   9.0808081
0.56   9.1168831
0.57   9.1599347
0.58   9.2101806
0.59   9.2678793
0.60   9.3333333
0.61   9.4068937
0.62   9.4889643
0.63   9.5800086
0.64   9.6805556
0.65   9.7912088
0.66   9.9126560
0.67  10.0456807
0.68  10.1911765
0.69  10.3501636
0.70  10.5238095
0.71  10.7134531
0.72  10.9206349
0.73  11.1471334
0.74  11.3950104
0.75  11.6666667
0.76  11.9649123
0.77  12.2930548
0.78  12.6550117
0.79  13.0554551
0.80  13.5000000
0.81  13.9954516
0.82  14.5501355
0.83  15.1743444
0.84  15.8809524
0.85  16.6862745
0.86  17.6112957
0.87  18.6834660
0.88  19.9393939
0.89  21.4290092
0.90  23.2222222
0.91  25.4200244
0.92  28.1739130
0.93  31.7219662
0.94  36.4609929
0.95  43.1052632
0.96  53.0833333
0.97  69.7285223
0.98 103.0408163

DefDbl A-Z
Dim crlf$

Function mform$(x, t$)
  a$ = Format$(x, t$)
  If Len(a$) < Len(t$) Then a$ = Space$(Len(t$) - Len(a$)) & a$
  mform$ = a$
End Function

Private Sub Form_Load()
 ChDir "C:\Program Files (x86)\DevStudio\VB\projects\flooble"
 Text1.Text = ""
 crlf$ = Chr(13) + Chr(10)
 Form1.Visible = True
 DoEvents

 For x = 0.01 To 0.99 Step 0.01
   y = 1 - x
   Text1.Text = Text1.Text & mform(x, "0.00") & mform((1 + 1 / x) * (1 + 1 / y), "###0.0000000") & crlf
 Next


 Text1.Text = Text1.Text & " done"
End Sub



  Posted by Charlie on 2014-12-31 11:08:03
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