a 1 1 + a 2 1 + ⋯ + a 2 0 1 9 1
If a 1 , a 2 … , a 2 0 1 9 are positive real numbers such that a 1 + a 2 + ⋯ + a 2 0 1 9 = 2 0 1 9 , then find the minimum value of the expression above.
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I use AM-GM to solve this prob X+(1/x)=>2
By Titu's lemma :
a 1 1 2 + a 2 1 2 + a 3 1 2 + ⋯ + a 2 0 1 9 1 2 ≥ a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + ⋯ + a 2 0 1 9 ( 1 + 1 + 1 + ⋯ + 1 ) 2 = 2 0 1 9 2 0 1 9 2 = 2 0 1 9
Equality occurs when a 1 = a 2 = a 3 = ⋯ = a 2 0 1 9 = 1 .
With x j = a j and y j = x j 1 for 1 ≤ j ≤ 2 0 1 9 , the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality gives 2 0 1 9 2 = ( j = 1 ∑ 2 0 1 9 x j y j ) 2 ≤ ( j = 1 ∑ 2 0 1 9 a j ) ( j = 1 ∑ 2 0 1 9 a j − 1 ) = 2 0 1 9 ( j = 1 ∑ 2 0 1 9 a j − 1 ) so that j = 1 ∑ 2 0 1 9 a j − 1 ≥ 2 0 1 9 with equality achieved when a 1 = a 2 = ⋯ = a 2 0 1 9 = 1 .
There's a typo. I guess you meant y i = 1 / x i = 1 / \sqrt{ a i} $
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 2 0 1 9 ) ( a 1 1 + a 2 1 + ⋯ + a 2 0 1 9 1 ) ≥ ( a 1 a 1 + a 2 a 2 + ⋯ + a 2 0 1 9 a 2 0 1 9 ) 2 = ( 2 0 1 9 1 + 1 + ⋯ + 1 ) 2 = 2 0 1 9 2 . Noting that a 1 + a 2 + ⋯ + a 2 0 1 9 = 2 0 1 9 , we have a 1 1 + a 2 1 + ⋯ + a 2 0 1 9 1 ≥ 2 0 1 9 , which means that the minimum value is 2 0 1 9 .
If you want the minimum value then a 1 , a 2 , a 3 , . . . , a 2 0 1 9 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 .
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yeah, but you had already done that solution and not everyone knows AM-HM so I posted a simpler solution.
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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According to AM-HM ,
a 1 + a 2 + ⋯ + a 2 0 1 9 2 0 1 9 ≤ 2 0 1 9 a 1 1 + a 2 1 + ⋯ + a 2 0 1 9 1 ,
So,
a 1 1 + a 2 1 + ⋯ + a 2 0 1 9 1 ≥ 2 0 1 9 .