Given integers a, b > 0, a + b = 1, show 1/(ab) + 1/(a^2 + b^2) >= 6

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Let a, b be positive integer and a+ b= 1. Show that:
[MATH]\dfrac{1}{ab} +\dfrac{1}{(a^2+b^2)} \geq 6 [/MATH]
 
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Let a, b be positive integer and a+ b= 1. Show that:
[MATH]\dfrac{1}{ab} +\dfrac{1}{(a^2+b^2)} \geq 6 [/MATH]
If \(\displaystyle \{a,b\}\subseteq\mathbb{Z}^+\) then \(\displaystyle a+b\ne 1\).
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It doesn't seem to work in any case. Using a + b = 1 try out a = 2. Your expression is negative. If \(\displaystyle a \neq b\) then try a = 2, b = 3. Your expression is 19/78.

Is there possbily a typo, beyond what pka pointed out?

-Dan
 
sorry guys it's not positive integers. It's just real numbers.
Besides I've figured out a solution
We have [MATH] 4ab\leq (a+b)^{2}=1. \Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{ab}\geq 4. [/MATH].
=>Left side=[MATH]=\dfrac{1}{ab} +\dfrac{1}{a^2+b^2} = (\dfrac{1}{2ab}+\dfrac{1}{a^{2}+b^{2}})+\dfrac{1}{2ab}\geq \dfrac{4}{(a+b)^{2}}+\dfrac{1}{2}.4=4+2=6. [/MATH]
 
Are you trying to find solutions for a and b? It's not true in general. Integers are real numbers and your expression still doesn't work for a = 2, b = 1 - 2 = -1.

-Dan
 
The claim is true if a and b are both positive real numbers and a + b = 1. The proof given assumes this without stating it, in applying the AM-GM inequality.

Conditions are important! Time has been wasted by getting it wrong.
 
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