On extensions of an inequality among means
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Abstract:
An inequality of Fan relates the arithmetic and geometric means of x and $1 - x$. An extension to generalized means is conjectured. This conjecture is proven for several special cases. In addition, some counterexamples are given.References
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- © Copyright 1974 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 42 (1974), 202-207
- MSC: Primary 26A86
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1974-0338295-X
- MathSciNet review: 0338295