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Inequality for reals in [0,1]
Inequality for reals in [0,1]
Source: Mediterranean MO 2006
October 30, 2010
inequalities
inequalities proposed
Problem Statement
Let
0
≤
x
i
,
j
≤
1
0\le x_{i,j} \le 1
0
≤
x
i
,
j
≤
1
, where
i
=
1
,
2
,
…
m
i=1,2, \ldots m
i
=
1
,
2
,
…
m
and
j
=
1
,
2
,
…
n
j=1,2, \ldots n
j
=
1
,
2
,
…
n
. Prove the inequality
∏
j
=
1
n
(
1
−
∏
i
=
1
m
x
i
,
j
)
+
∏
i
=
1
m
(
1
−
∏
j
=
1
n
(
1
−
x
i
,
j
)
)
≥
1
\prod_{j=1}^n\left(1-\prod_{i=1}^mx_{i,j} \right)+ \prod_{i=1}^m\left(1-\prod_{j=1}^n(1-x_{i,j}) \right) \ge 1
j
=
1
∏
n
(
1
−
i
=
1
∏
m
x
i
,
j
)
+
i
=
1
∏
m
(
1
−
j
=
1
∏
n
(
1
−
x
i
,
j
)
)
≥
1
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