A Product of Radicals

★ 7/10SubstitutionalgebraAM-GMinequality

Problem

Let x,y⩾0x, y \geqslant 0 with (1+x)(1+y)=2(1 + x)(1 + y) = 2. Prove that

1+x2⋅1+y2⩾4−22.\sqrt{1 + x^2}\cdot\sqrt{1 + y^2} \geqslant 4 - 2\sqrt{2}.

Answer

Solution

Difficulty7/10
TopicsSubstitution, algebra, AM-GM, inequality

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