Traingle inequalty

Algebra Level 3

If a , b , c a,b, c are sides of a triangle, then

a b + c + b a + c + c a + b < 2 \dfrac{a}{b+c} + \dfrac{b}{a+c} +\dfrac{c}{a+b} < 2

False True

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By Ravi's substitution, let a = x + y , b = y + z , c = z + x a=x+y,b=y+z,c=z+x .

So, a b + c + b c + a + c a + b \dfrac{a}{b+c}+\dfrac{b}{c+a}+\dfrac{c}{a+b}

= x + y x + y + 2 z + y + z y + z + 2 x + z + x z + x + 2 y =\dfrac{x+y}{x+y+2z}+\dfrac{y+z}{y+z+2x}+\dfrac{z+x}{z+x+2y}

< x + y x + y + z + y + z y + z + x + z + x z + x + y <\dfrac{x+y}{x+y+z}+\dfrac{y+z}{y+z+x}+\dfrac{z+x}{z+x+y}

= 2 ( x + y + z ) x + y + z = 2 =\dfrac{2(x+y+z)}{x+y+z}=2

Ossama Ismail
Mar 29, 2017

Let S = a + b + c = S = a+b+c = perimeter, It is known that the sum of any two sides of a triangle > S 2 > \dfrac{S}{2} \ \ . Then 2 ( a + b ) > S 2 ( a + c ) > S 2 ( b + c ) > S a b + c + b a + c + c a + b < 2 ( a + b + c ) ( a + b + c ) = 2 \begin{aligned} 2(a+b) &> S\\ 2(a+c) &> S\\ 2(b+c) &> S\\ \end{aligned} \implies \dfrac{a}{b+c} + \dfrac{b}{a+c} +\dfrac{c}{a+b} < \dfrac{2(a+b+c)}{(a+b+c)} = 2 \\

Hana Wehbi
Mar 29, 2017

If a , b , c a,b, c are sides of a triangle, then the minimum of

a b + c + b a + c + c a + b = 1.5 which is less than 2 \dfrac{a}{b+c} + \dfrac{b}{a+c} +\dfrac{c}{a+b} =1.5 \text{ which is less than} \ 2

The minimum is 1.5, but what about the maximum?

Ossama Ismail - 4 years, 2 months ago

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Is it 2 2 ?

Hana Wehbi - 4 years, 2 months ago

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Let S = a + b + c = S = a+b+c = perimeter, It is known that the sum of any two sides of a triangle > S 2 > \dfrac{S}{2} \ \ . Then 2 ( a + b ) > S 2 ( a + c ) > S 2 ( b + c ) > S a b + c + b a + c + c a + b < 2 ( a + b + c ) ( a + b + c ) = 2 \begin{aligned} 2(a+b) &> S\\ 2(a+c) &> S\\ 2(b+c) &> S\\ \end{aligned} \implies \dfrac{a}{b+c} + \dfrac{b}{a+c} +\dfrac{c}{a+b} < \dfrac{2(a+b+c)}{(a+b+c)} = 2 \\

Ossama Ismail - 4 years, 2 months ago

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@Ossama Ismail Thank you. I think that is the solution to your other problem, the maximum one. I just solved it right now, hopefully I got it right :)

Hana Wehbi - 4 years, 2 months ago
Md Zuhair
Mar 29, 2017

By Inequalities we know that a b + c + b a + c + c a + b 3 2 = 1.5 \dfrac{a}{b+c} + \dfrac{b}{a+c} +\dfrac{c}{a+b} \geq \dfrac{3}{2}= 1.5

So it can be also said that it is lesser than 2.

It So it falls in the range , 2 > a b + c + b a + c + c a + b 3 2 2 > \dfrac{a}{b+c} + \dfrac{b}{a+c} +\dfrac{c}{a+b} \geq \dfrac{3}{2}

How can you say that it is less than 2 when you only know(by Nesbitt's inequality) that it is greater than or equal to 1.5?

A Former Brilliant Member - 4 years, 2 months ago

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