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1 a 1 + 1 a 2 + + 1 a 2019 \frac{1}{a_1}+ \frac{1}{a_2}+\dots + \frac{1}{a_{2019}}

If a 1 , a 2 , a 2019 a_1,a_2\dots,a_{2019} are positive real numbers such that a 1 + a 2 + + a 2019 = 2019 a_1+a_2+\dots+a_{2019}=2019 , then find the minimum value of the expression above.


The answer is 2019.00.

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6 solutions

According to AM-HM ,

2019 a 1 + a 2 + + a 2019 1 a 1 + 1 a 2 + + 1 a 2019 2019 \frac{2019}{a_1+a_2+\dots+a_{2019}}\leq\frac{\frac{1}{a_1}+ \frac{1}{a_2}+\dots + \frac{1}{a_{2019}} }{2019} ,

So,

1 a 1 + 1 a 2 + + 1 a 2019 2019. \frac{1}{a_1}+ \frac{1}{a_2}+\dots + \frac{1}{a_{2019}} \geq2019.

I use AM-GM to solve this prob X+(1/x)=>2

Ghally Arrahman - 2 years, 4 months ago

By Titu's lemma :

1 2 a 1 + 1 2 a 2 + 1 2 a 3 + + 1 2 a 2019 ( 1 + 1 + 1 + + 1 ) 2 a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + + a 2019 = 201 9 2 2019 = 2019 \begin{aligned} \frac {1^2}{a_1} + \frac {1^2}{a_2} + \frac {1^2}{a_3} + \cdots + \frac {1^2}{a_{2019}} \ge \frac {(1+1+1+\cdots + 1)^2}{a_1+a_2+a_3+\cdots + a_{2019}} = \frac {2019^2}{2019} = \boxed{2019} \end{aligned}

Equality occurs when a 1 = a 2 = a 3 = = a 2019 = 1 a_1=a_2=a_3=\cdots=a_{2019} = 1 .

Mark Hennings
Jan 1, 2019

With x j = a j x_j = \sqrt{a_j} and y j = 1 x j y_j = \tfrac{1}{\sqrt{x_j}} for 1 j 2019 1 \le j \le 2019 , the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality gives 201 9 2 = ( j = 1 2019 x j y j ) 2 ( j = 1 2019 a j ) ( j = 1 2019 a j 1 ) = 2019 ( j = 1 2019 a j 1 ) 2019^2 \; = \; \left(\sum_{j=1}^{2019}x_jy_j\right)^2 \; \le \; \left(\sum_{j=1}^{2019}a_j\right)\left(\sum_{j=1}^{2019}a_j^{-1}\right) \; = \; 2019\left(\sum_{j=1}^{2019}a_j^{-1}\right) so that j = 1 2019 a j 1 2019 \sum_{j=1}^{2019}a_j^{-1} \;\ge \; \boxed{2019} with equality achieved when a 1 = a 2 = = a 2019 = 1 a_1 = a_2 = \cdots = a_{2019} = 1 .

There's a typo. I guess you meant y i = 1 / x i = 1 / \sqrt{ a i} $

Giacomo Lanza - 2 years, 3 months ago
Hi Bye
Jul 20, 2019

This can be solved in many ways, including Cauchy Schwarz, AM-GM, AM-HM, etc. I will present a solution using Cauchy Schwarz.

Applying Cauchy, we have ( a 1 + a 2 + + a 2019 ) ( 1 a 1 + 1 a 2 + + 1 a 2019 ) ( a 1 a 1 + a 2 a 2 + + a 2019 a 2019 ) 2 = ( 1 + 1 + + 1 2019 ) 2 = 201 9 2 . \begin{aligned}(a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_{2019})\left(\frac{1}{a_1}+\frac 1{a_2}+\cdots + \frac 1{a_{2019}}\right) &\ge \left(\frac{\sqrt{a_1}}{\sqrt{a_1}} + \frac{\sqrt{a_2}}{\sqrt{a_2}} + \cdots +\frac{\sqrt{a_{2019}}}{\sqrt{a_{2019}}}\right)^2 \\ &= (\underbrace{1+1+\cdots + 1}_{2019})^2 \\ &= 2019^2. \end{aligned} Noting that a 1 + a 2 + + a 2019 = 2019 a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_{2019} = 2019 , we have 1 a 1 + 1 a 2 + + 1 a 2019 2019 , \frac{1}{a_1}+\frac 1{a_2}+\cdots + \frac 1{a_{2019}} \ge 2019, which means that the minimum value is 2019 \boxed{2019} .

Magic Grice
Jan 1, 2019

If you want the minimum value then a 1 , a 2 , a 3 , . . . , a 2019 a1, a2, a3,...,a2019 are all equal, therefore they can only be equal to 1, so the answer is 2019!

You can't just say that they must be equal , you have to use inequalities .

ابراهيم فقرا - 2 years, 5 months ago

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yeah, but you had already done that solution and not everyone knows AM-HM so I posted a simpler solution.

Magic Grice - 2 years, 5 months ago
Al Z3B
Jan 24, 2019

a1+a2+a3.......a2019=2019 that will happen iff all as from a1 to a2019 equal 1 so we just add up ones 2019 times which equals 2019

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