Find the minimum value of the expression

Algebra Level 4

Over all sets of positive reals { x i } \{ x_i \} with n n elements that sum to 1 6 , \frac16, what is the minimum possible value of 1 x 1 1 + x 1 × 1 x 2 1 + x 2 × × 1 x n 1 + x n ? \frac{ 1 - x_1 } { 1 + x_1 } \times \frac{ 1 - x_2 } { 1 + x_2 } \times \cdots \times \frac{ 1 - x_n } { 1 + x_n } ? Give your answer to 3 decimal places.


Clarification: n n can be any positive integer.


The answer is 0.7143.

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