Product of Mixed Means

Problem

Let $a, b, m, n$ be positive numbers with $a + b = 1$ and $mn = 2$ . Find the minimum value of

(am + bn)(bm + an).

Answer

Solution

Difficulty	6/10
Topics	algebra, AM-GM, inequality

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