some short and selected math problems of different levels in random order I try to keep the ans simple
Sunday, August 24, 2014
2014/065) if x,y,z are sides of a triangle prove that
x^3+ y^3 + 3xyz \gt z^3
proof:
we have as x,y,z are sides of triangle
x \gt z- y
cube both sides to get x^3 \gt z^3-y^3-3yz(z-y)
or x^3+y^3 + 3yz(z-y) \gt z^3
as z - y \lt x we get x^3+y^3+3xyz \gt z^3
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