Given two positive numbers a and b, we define the root mean square as follows:
sqrt{(a^2 + b^2)/2}
Note: The radicand is the fraction
(a^2 + b^2)/2
Note: The arithmetic mean is defined as
(a + b)/2
Prove the following inequality is valid for all positive numbers a and b:
(a + b)/2 is less than or equal to
sqrt{(a^2 + b^2)/2}
sqrt{(a^2 + b^2)/2}
Note: The radicand is the fraction
(a^2 + b^2)/2
Note: The arithmetic mean is defined as
(a + b)/2
Prove the following inequality is valid for all positive numbers a and b:
(a + b)/2 is less than or equal to
sqrt{(a^2 + b^2)/2}
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(a+b)/2 ≤ √[(a²+b²)/2]
(a+b)²/4 ≤ (a²+b²)/2
(a²+b²+2ab)/4 ≤ (a²+b²)/2
(a²+b²)/4 +ab/2 ≤ (a²+b²)/2
ab/2 ≤ (a²+b²)/4 (subtract (a²+b²)/4 from both sides)
2ab ≤ (a²+b²)
0 ≤ a²+b²-2ab
0 ≤ (a-b)²
hence proved because it is POSITIVE values of a and b
(a+b)²/4 ≤ (a²+b²)/2
(a²+b²+2ab)/4 ≤ (a²+b²)/2
(a²+b²)/4 +ab/2 ≤ (a²+b²)/2
ab/2 ≤ (a²+b²)/4 (subtract (a²+b²)/4 from both sides)
2ab ≤ (a²+b²)
0 ≤ a²+b²-2ab
0 ≤ (a-b)²
hence proved because it is POSITIVE values of a and b
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(a + b)/2 ≤ √((a^2 + b^2)/2), a and b positive
square both sides
(a^2 + b^2 + 2ab)/4 ≤ (a^2 + b^2)/2 (multiply by 4 both sides
a^2 + b^2 + 2ab ≤ 2a^2 + 2b^2
a^2 + b^2 + 2ab - 2a^2 - 2b^2 ≤ 0
- a^2 - b^2 + 2ab ≤ 0
- (a^2 + b^2 - 2ab) ≤ 0
- (a - b)^2 ≤ 0
which is true for all a,b
square both sides
(a^2 + b^2 + 2ab)/4 ≤ (a^2 + b^2)/2 (multiply by 4 both sides
a^2 + b^2 + 2ab ≤ 2a^2 + 2b^2
a^2 + b^2 + 2ab - 2a^2 - 2b^2 ≤ 0
- a^2 - b^2 + 2ab ≤ 0
- (a^2 + b^2 - 2ab) ≤ 0
- (a - b)^2 ≤ 0
which is true for all a,b
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(a-b)^2+ (a+b)^2=2a^2+2b^2 and since (a-b)^2>=0, (a+b)^2<=2a^2+2b^2
so [(a+b)^2]/4 <=(a^2+b^2)/2 . Taking square roots gives the result, remembering
that a and b are positive.
so [(a+b)^2]/4 <=(a^2+b^2)/2 . Taking square roots gives the result, remembering
that a and b are positive.
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(a + b)/2 <= sqrt((a^2 + b^2)/2)
(a^2 + b^2 + 2ab)/4 <= (a^2 + b^2)/2
a^2 + b^2 + 2ab <= 2a^2 + 2b^2
0 <= a^2 + b^2 - 2ab
0 <= (a - b)^2
proved as any square is greater than or equal to zero
(a^2 + b^2 + 2ab)/4 <= (a^2 + b^2)/2
a^2 + b^2 + 2ab <= 2a^2 + 2b^2
0 <= a^2 + b^2 - 2ab
0 <= (a - b)^2
proved as any square is greater than or equal to zero
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it is impossible to find this result.
because sum of square root is greater
because sum of square root is greater