Hummus!

Algebra Level 4

If

h 2 + m 2 + u 2 = 100 u 2 + m 2 + s 2 = 10 { h }^{ 2 }+{ m }^{ 2 }+{ u }^{ 2 }=100\\ \\ { u }^{ 2 }+{ m }^{ 2 }+{ s }^{ 2 }=10\\ \\

then find the maximum value of ( h u + m m + u s ) 2 (hu+mm+us)^2

Note :all the variables mentioned in the problem are real numbers


The answer is 1000.

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1 solution

P C
Feb 25, 2016

Applying Holder's Inequality directly and we get the answer 1000 1000

@Hummus a No need of "positive" real numbers. It is true for all reals.

Nihar Mahajan - 5 years, 3 months ago

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oh,thanks for mentioning that,i just didn't want anyone to report it because i wasn't sure

Hamza A - 5 years, 3 months ago

@P C Or, we could directly apply Cauchy-Schwarz...............

Aaghaz Mahajan - 2 years, 7 months ago

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