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0<a,b,c,d<1 => 1 + ab + bc + cd + da + ac + bd > a+b+c+d
0<a,b,c,d<1 => 1 + ab + bc + cd + da + ac + bd > a+b+c+d
Source: JBMO 2008 Shortlist A6
October 14, 2017
JBMO
algebra
inequalities
Problem Statement
If the real numbers
a
,
b
,
c
,
d
a, b, c, d
a
,
b
,
c
,
d
are such that
0
<
a
,
b
,
c
,
d
<
1
0 < a,b,c,d < 1
0
<
a
,
b
,
c
,
d
<
1
, show that
1
+
a
b
+
b
c
+
c
d
+
d
a
+
a
c
+
b
d
>
a
+
b
+
c
+
d
1 + ab + bc + cd + da + ac + bd > a + b + c + d
1
+
ab
+
b
c
+
c
d
+
d
a
+
a
c
+
b
d
>
a
+
b
+
c
+
d
.
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