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inequality

Source: Ukraine 1997 grade 9

July 21, 2009
inequalitiesgeometry proposedgeometry

Problem Statement

Triangles ABC ABC and A1B1C1 A_1 B_1 C_1 are non-congruent, but AC\equal{}A_1 C_1\equal{}b, BC\equal{}B_1 C_1\equal{}a, and BH\equal{}B_1 H_1, where BH BH and B1H1 B_1 H_1 are the altitudes. Prove the inequality: a \cdot AB\plus{}b \cdot A_1 B_1 \le \sqrt{2}(a^2\plus{}b^2).