(i) If
,
and
are three real numbers, all different from
, such that
, then prove that
.
(With the
sign for cyclic summation, this inequality could be rewritten as
.)
(ii) Prove that equality is achieved for infinitely many triples of rational numbers
,
and
.
Author: Walther Janous, Austria
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(i) If $x$, $y$ and $z$ are three real numbers, all different from $1$, such that $xyz = 1$, then prove that
$$\frac {x^{2}}{\left(x - 1\right)^{2}} + \frac {y^{2}}{\left(y - 1\right)^{2}} + \frac {z^{2}}{\left(z - 1\right)^{2}} \geq 1$$.
(With the $\sum$ sign for cyclic summation, this inequality could be rewritten as $\sum \frac {x^{2}}{\left(x - 1\right)^{2}} \geq 1$.)
(ii) Prove that equality is achieved for infinitely many triples of rational numbers $x$, $y$ and $z$.
Author: Walther Janous, Austria