nice inequality
Source: Ireland 2007
July 6, 2009
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Problem Statement
Suppose that and are positive real numbers. Prove that:
\frac{a\plus{}b\plus{}c}{3} \le \sqrt{\frac{a^2\plus{}b^2\plus{}c^2}{3}} \le \frac {\frac{ab}{c}\plus{}\frac{bc}{a}\plus{}\frac{ca}{b}}{3}.
For each of the inequalities, find the conditions on and such that equality holds.