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|    Re: inequalities in three variables    |
|    21 Aug 23 14:06:19    |
      From: danielpf@gmail.com              Le dimanche 20 août 2023 à 18:39:42 UTC+2, nob...@nowhere.invalid a écrit :       > Is there a simple way to show algebraically that:        >        > b^2 >= (a - c)^2 AND a^2 >= b^2        >        > implies:        >        > c^2 >= (a + b)^2 OR c^2 >= (a - b)^2        >        > where ">=" denotes "greater or equal"?        >        > Martin.              Taking a = 2, b = 1, and c = -2 gives a counterexample as the first       proposition is false, while the second true.                Dan              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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