a + b + c + d + e = 3

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a + b + c + d + e = 3

Unread post by Corei13 » Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:09 pm

Prove that, for $a+b+c+d+e=3$,

\[ \left( \frac{a}{1-a} \right) \left( \frac{b}{1-b} \right) \left( \frac{c}{1-c} \right) \left( \frac{d}{1-d} \right) \left( \frac{e}{1-e} \right) \ge \left( \frac{3}{2} \right)^{5} \]
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Re: a + b + c + d + e = 3

Unread post by nayel » Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:22 am

It's false; try $a=2, b=c=d=e=1/4$.
It is also false when $a,b,c,d,e\in (0,1)$; try $a=.0009, b=c=d=e=(3-.0009)/4$.
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