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Question Number 164451 by Zaynal last updated on 17/Jan/22

How do you all to prove is true or false??;                 Prove the:   (1/(1+p+p^2 +p^3 )) + (1/(1+q+q^2 +q^3 )) + (1/(1+r+r^2 +r^3 )) + (1/(1+s+s^2 +s^(3 ) )) ≥ 1

$$\boldsymbol{\mathrm{How}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{do}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{you}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{all}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{to}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{prove}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{is}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{true}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{or}}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{false}}??; \\ $$$$\: \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\boldsymbol{{Prove}}\:\boldsymbol{{the}}: \\ $$$$\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}+\boldsymbol{\mathrm{p}}+\boldsymbol{\mathrm{p}}^{\mathrm{2}} +\boldsymbol{\mathrm{p}}^{\mathrm{3}} }\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}+\boldsymbol{{q}}+\boldsymbol{{q}}^{\mathrm{2}} +\boldsymbol{{q}}^{\mathrm{3}} }\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}+\boldsymbol{{r}}+\boldsymbol{{r}}^{\mathrm{2}} +\boldsymbol{{r}}^{\mathrm{3}} }\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}+\boldsymbol{{s}}+\boldsymbol{{s}}^{\mathrm{2}} +\boldsymbol{{s}}^{\mathrm{3}\:} }\:\geqslant\:\mathrm{1} \\ $$

Commented by mr W last updated on 17/Jan/22

false!  f(x)=(1/(1+x+x^2 +x^3 )) can get any values  from −∞ to +∞ except 0. therefore   (1/(1+p+p^2 +p^3 )) + (1/(1+q+q^2 +q^3 )) + (1/(1+r+r^2 +r^3 )) + (1/(1+s+s^2 +s^(3 ) ))  can get any values from −∞ to +∞.

$${false}! \\ $$$${f}\left({x}\right)=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}+{x}+{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{x}^{\mathrm{3}} }\:{can}\:{get}\:{any}\:{values} \\ $$$${from}\:−\infty\:{to}\:+\infty\:{except}\:\mathrm{0}.\:{therefore} \\ $$$$\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}+\boldsymbol{\mathrm{p}}+\boldsymbol{\mathrm{p}}^{\mathrm{2}} +\boldsymbol{\mathrm{p}}^{\mathrm{3}} }\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}+\boldsymbol{{q}}+\boldsymbol{{q}}^{\mathrm{2}} +\boldsymbol{{q}}^{\mathrm{3}} }\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}+\boldsymbol{{r}}+\boldsymbol{{r}}^{\mathrm{2}} +\boldsymbol{{r}}^{\mathrm{3}} }\:+\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}+\boldsymbol{{s}}+\boldsymbol{{s}}^{\mathrm{2}} +\boldsymbol{{s}}^{\mathrm{3}\:} } \\ $$$${can}\:{get}\:{any}\:{values}\:{from}\:−\infty\:{to}\:+\infty. \\ $$

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