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#1 2013-04-09 18:30:43

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#2 2013-04-09 20:15:51

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Re: Nehushtan’s challenge problems

#1 is not true. Try x=y=z=-2.


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#3 2013-04-10 01:21:32

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Why is it wrong?


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#4 2013-04-15 02:06:41

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Hi,

We have

Adding those two would yield


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#5 2013-04-15 02:22:03

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Hi gAr.


You apparently assumed
,
,
to be positive. The result has to work for all real numbers, not just positive ones.


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#6 2013-04-15 08:28:33

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Re: Nehushtan’s challenge problems

x <= y <= z implies Y >= x

thus xz <= yz

and  xz <= yz + xy

thus xz <= xy + yz

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#7 2013-04-15 10:00:36

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That only works when all three numbers are positive.


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#8 2013-04-15 11:54:55

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Re: Nehushtan’s challenge problems

Case 1: (same proof as my original answer)
assume x > 0
then, since x<=y<=z, and x > 0, then y > 0 and z > 0
Y >= x, and xz <= yz
and, xz <= yz + xy
thus xz <= xy + yz

Case 2:
assume x = 0,
then, since x<=y<=z, and x = 0, then y >= 0 and z >= 0
xz = 0, xy = 0, and yz >= 0
thus xz <= xy + yz

Case 3:
Assume y = 0,
then, since x<=y<=z, and y = 0, then x <= 0 and z >= 0
thus xz <= 0, xy = 0, and yz = 0
thus, xz <= xy + yz

Case 4:
Assume z = 0,
then, since x<=y<=z, and z = 0, then x <= 0 and y <= 0
xz = 0, xy >= 0, and yz = 0
thus, xz <= xy + yz

Case 5:
Assume z < 0,
then, since x<=y<=z, and z < 0, then x < 0 and y < 0
xz > 0, xy > 0, and yz > 0, (all are positive numbers)
since |x| >= |y| >= |z|
xy >= xz >= yz

Thus, xz <= xy
and, xz <= xy + yz

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#9 2013-04-16 00:06:50

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Re: Nehushtan’s challenge problems

Splitting into cases is tedious. The short and sweet solution for #1 is

It looks like no-one is going to get #2 so I might as well post its solution as well.

New challenge problem:




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#10 2013-04-24 10:36:57

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Right, I’ll set a simpler question this time. roll





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#11 2013-05-03 11:49:24

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