A Radical Constraint Maximum

7/10algebraCauchy-Schwarzinequality

Problem

Real numbers x,yx, y satisfy

x3y=x3y.x - 3\sqrt{y} = \sqrt{x - 3y}.

Find the maximum possible value of xx.

Answer

Solution

Difficulty7/10
Topicsalgebra, Cauchy-Schwarz, inequality

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