A probabilistic method to prove AM-QM inequality
Inequality is one of the interesting topics in mathematics that attracts the attention of both students and researchers. Solving inequalities often requires creativity, making it a challenging topic for many students. The inequality of arithmetic and quadratic means, or AM-QM in short, states that the arithmetic mean of a list of non-negative real numbers is less than or equals to the square root of the quadratic mean of the same list. There are many methods of proving the AM-QM inequality. In this paper, we will present a probabilistic method to prove the weighted general AM-QM inequality and show that the classical AM-QM inequality is a special case of the generalized AM-QM inequality with equal weights.
Authors
- T. A. Khoa Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0577-5035)
Institutions
- Hanoi Pedagogical University 2 (VN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- HPU2 Journal of Science Natural Sciences and Technology
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.56764/hpu2.jos.2024.3.3.3-9
- Primary Topic
- Mathematical Inequalities and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00