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inequality with powers

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November 25, 2005
inequalitiescalculusderivativefunctioninductioninequalities proposed

Problem Statement

Prove the following inequality: x1+2x2+3x3+...+nxnn(n1)2+x1+x22+x33+...+xnnx_1 + 2x_2 + 3x_3 + ... + nx_n \leq \frac{n(n-1)}{2} + x_1 + x_2 ^2 + x_3 ^3 + ... + x_n ^n where xixi>0\forall _{x_i} x_i > 0