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Let $ngeq 1$ be an integer and let $a_1,ldots,a_n$ be positive real numbers, all between $0$ and $1$.



Is it possible to prove or disprove:
$$
{(prod_{i=1}^{n}(1-a_i))}{(1+sum_{i=1}^{n}a_i)}<1
$$

To prove this, I was able to prove this to be true if all $a_1,ldots,a_n$ are the same which is$(1-a)^n(1+an)<1
$
using Bernoulli's Inequality:



Take $x$ root of the inequality:
$$(1-a)(1+an)^{1/a}leqslant (1-n)(1+n)=1-n^2<1$$
But what if $a_1,ldots,a_n$ do not have uniform values?










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    Wouldn't the case where all $a_i$ are equal translate to proving $(1-(1-a)^n)(1+na)<1$?
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    Sorry, I edited the original question @ShubhamJohri
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Let $ngeq 1$ be an integer and let $a_1,ldots,a_n$ be positive real numbers, all between $0$ and $1$.



Is it possible to prove or disprove:
$$
{(prod_{i=1}^{n}(1-a_i))}{(1+sum_{i=1}^{n}a_i)}<1
$$

To prove this, I was able to prove this to be true if all $a_1,ldots,a_n$ are the same which is$(1-a)^n(1+an)<1
$
using Bernoulli's Inequality:



Take $x$ root of the inequality:
$$(1-a)(1+an)^{1/a}leqslant (1-n)(1+n)=1-n^2<1$$
But what if $a_1,ldots,a_n$ do not have uniform values?










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    Wouldn't the case where all $a_i$ are equal translate to proving $(1-(1-a)^n)(1+na)<1$?
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    – Shubham Johri
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:22










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    Sorry, I edited the original question @ShubhamJohri
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    – cscisgqr
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:26














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Let $ngeq 1$ be an integer and let $a_1,ldots,a_n$ be positive real numbers, all between $0$ and $1$.



Is it possible to prove or disprove:
$$
{(prod_{i=1}^{n}(1-a_i))}{(1+sum_{i=1}^{n}a_i)}<1
$$

To prove this, I was able to prove this to be true if all $a_1,ldots,a_n$ are the same which is$(1-a)^n(1+an)<1
$
using Bernoulli's Inequality:



Take $x$ root of the inequality:
$$(1-a)(1+an)^{1/a}leqslant (1-n)(1+n)=1-n^2<1$$
But what if $a_1,ldots,a_n$ do not have uniform values?










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Let $ngeq 1$ be an integer and let $a_1,ldots,a_n$ be positive real numbers, all between $0$ and $1$.



Is it possible to prove or disprove:
$$
{(prod_{i=1}^{n}(1-a_i))}{(1+sum_{i=1}^{n}a_i)}<1
$$

To prove this, I was able to prove this to be true if all $a_1,ldots,a_n$ are the same which is$(1-a)^n(1+an)<1
$
using Bernoulli's Inequality:



Take $x$ root of the inequality:
$$(1-a)(1+an)^{1/a}leqslant (1-n)(1+n)=1-n^2<1$$
But what if $a_1,ldots,a_n$ do not have uniform values?







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  • $begingroup$
    Wouldn't the case where all $a_i$ are equal translate to proving $(1-(1-a)^n)(1+na)<1$?
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    – Shubham Johri
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:22










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    Sorry, I edited the original question @ShubhamJohri
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    – cscisgqr
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:26


















  • $begingroup$
    Wouldn't the case where all $a_i$ are equal translate to proving $(1-(1-a)^n)(1+na)<1$?
    $endgroup$
    – Shubham Johri
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:22










  • $begingroup$
    Sorry, I edited the original question @ShubhamJohri
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    – cscisgqr
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:26
















$begingroup$
Wouldn't the case where all $a_i$ are equal translate to proving $(1-(1-a)^n)(1+na)<1$?
$endgroup$
– Shubham Johri
Nov 30 '18 at 17:22




$begingroup$
Wouldn't the case where all $a_i$ are equal translate to proving $(1-(1-a)^n)(1+na)<1$?
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– Shubham Johri
Nov 30 '18 at 17:22












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Sorry, I edited the original question @ShubhamJohri
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– cscisgqr
Nov 30 '18 at 17:26




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Sorry, I edited the original question @ShubhamJohri
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By AM-GM
$$prod_{i=1}^n(1-a_i)left(1+sum_{i=1}^na_iright)<left(frac{sumlimits_{i=1}^n(1-a_i)+1+sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i}{n+1}right)^{n+1}=left(frac{n+1}{n+1}right)^{n+1}=1.$$
The equality does not occur because $1-a_i<1+sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i.$






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    Sorry, I edited the original question
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    – cscisgqr
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:22










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    @cscisgqr I also fixed. See now.
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    – Michael Rozenberg
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:34










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    How did numerator become n+1? @Michael Rozenberg
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    @cscisgqr It's $1+sumlimits_{i=1}^n1=1+n$ and $-sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i+sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i=0.$
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    – Michael Rozenberg
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:50








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    Nice application of AM-GM +1
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    – Macavity
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:56



















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Note that $1+sum_1^na_i<prod_1^n(1+a_i)$



$implies (prod_1^n(1-a_i))(1+sum_1^na_i)<(prod_1^n(1-a_i))(prod_1^n(1+a_i))=prod_1^n(1-a_i^2)<1$






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    Beautiful solution! +1.
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    – Michael Rozenberg
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By AM-GM
$$prod_{i=1}^n(1-a_i)left(1+sum_{i=1}^na_iright)<left(frac{sumlimits_{i=1}^n(1-a_i)+1+sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i}{n+1}right)^{n+1}=left(frac{n+1}{n+1}right)^{n+1}=1.$$
The equality does not occur because $1-a_i<1+sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i.$






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    Sorry, I edited the original question
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    – cscisgqr
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:22










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    @cscisgqr I also fixed. See now.
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    – Michael Rozenberg
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:34










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    How did numerator become n+1? @Michael Rozenberg
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    @cscisgqr It's $1+sumlimits_{i=1}^n1=1+n$ and $-sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i+sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i=0.$
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    – Michael Rozenberg
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:50








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    Nice application of AM-GM +1
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    – Macavity
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:56
















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$begingroup$

By AM-GM
$$prod_{i=1}^n(1-a_i)left(1+sum_{i=1}^na_iright)<left(frac{sumlimits_{i=1}^n(1-a_i)+1+sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i}{n+1}right)^{n+1}=left(frac{n+1}{n+1}right)^{n+1}=1.$$
The equality does not occur because $1-a_i<1+sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i.$






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    Sorry, I edited the original question
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    @cscisgqr I also fixed. See now.
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    – Michael Rozenberg
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:34










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    How did numerator become n+1? @Michael Rozenberg
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    – cscisgqr
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:47










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    @cscisgqr It's $1+sumlimits_{i=1}^n1=1+n$ and $-sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i+sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i=0.$
    $endgroup$
    – Michael Rozenberg
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:50








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    $begingroup$
    Nice application of AM-GM +1
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    – Macavity
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:56














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By AM-GM
$$prod_{i=1}^n(1-a_i)left(1+sum_{i=1}^na_iright)<left(frac{sumlimits_{i=1}^n(1-a_i)+1+sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i}{n+1}right)^{n+1}=left(frac{n+1}{n+1}right)^{n+1}=1.$$
The equality does not occur because $1-a_i<1+sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i.$






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By AM-GM
$$prod_{i=1}^n(1-a_i)left(1+sum_{i=1}^na_iright)<left(frac{sumlimits_{i=1}^n(1-a_i)+1+sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i}{n+1}right)^{n+1}=left(frac{n+1}{n+1}right)^{n+1}=1.$$
The equality does not occur because $1-a_i<1+sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i.$







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    Sorry, I edited the original question
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    – cscisgqr
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:22










  • $begingroup$
    @cscisgqr I also fixed. See now.
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    – Michael Rozenberg
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:34










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    How did numerator become n+1? @Michael Rozenberg
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    – cscisgqr
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:47










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    @cscisgqr It's $1+sumlimits_{i=1}^n1=1+n$ and $-sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i+sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i=0.$
    $endgroup$
    – Michael Rozenberg
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:50








  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Nice application of AM-GM +1
    $endgroup$
    – Macavity
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:56


















  • $begingroup$
    Sorry, I edited the original question
    $endgroup$
    – cscisgqr
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:22










  • $begingroup$
    @cscisgqr I also fixed. See now.
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    – Michael Rozenberg
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:34










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    How did numerator become n+1? @Michael Rozenberg
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    – cscisgqr
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:47










  • $begingroup$
    @cscisgqr It's $1+sumlimits_{i=1}^n1=1+n$ and $-sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i+sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i=0.$
    $endgroup$
    – Michael Rozenberg
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:50








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    $begingroup$
    Nice application of AM-GM +1
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    – Macavity
    Nov 30 '18 at 17:56
















$begingroup$
Sorry, I edited the original question
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– cscisgqr
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$begingroup$
Sorry, I edited the original question
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– cscisgqr
Nov 30 '18 at 17:22












$begingroup$
@cscisgqr I also fixed. See now.
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– Michael Rozenberg
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$begingroup$
@cscisgqr I also fixed. See now.
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– Michael Rozenberg
Nov 30 '18 at 17:34












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How did numerator become n+1? @Michael Rozenberg
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– cscisgqr
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How did numerator become n+1? @Michael Rozenberg
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@cscisgqr It's $1+sumlimits_{i=1}^n1=1+n$ and $-sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i+sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i=0.$
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– Michael Rozenberg
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@cscisgqr It's $1+sumlimits_{i=1}^n1=1+n$ and $-sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i+sumlimits_{i=1}^na_i=0.$
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– Michael Rozenberg
Nov 30 '18 at 17:50






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Nice application of AM-GM +1
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Nice application of AM-GM +1
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Note that $1+sum_1^na_i<prod_1^n(1+a_i)$



$implies (prod_1^n(1-a_i))(1+sum_1^na_i)<(prod_1^n(1-a_i))(prod_1^n(1+a_i))=prod_1^n(1-a_i^2)<1$






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    Beautiful solution! +1.
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    – Michael Rozenberg
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Note that $1+sum_1^na_i<prod_1^n(1+a_i)$



$implies (prod_1^n(1-a_i))(1+sum_1^na_i)<(prod_1^n(1-a_i))(prod_1^n(1+a_i))=prod_1^n(1-a_i^2)<1$






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    Beautiful solution! +1.
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    – Michael Rozenberg
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Note that $1+sum_1^na_i<prod_1^n(1+a_i)$



$implies (prod_1^n(1-a_i))(1+sum_1^na_i)<(prod_1^n(1-a_i))(prod_1^n(1+a_i))=prod_1^n(1-a_i^2)<1$






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Note that $1+sum_1^na_i<prod_1^n(1+a_i)$



$implies (prod_1^n(1-a_i))(1+sum_1^na_i)<(prod_1^n(1-a_i))(prod_1^n(1+a_i))=prod_1^n(1-a_i^2)<1$







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    Beautiful solution! +1.
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    Beautiful solution! +1.
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Beautiful solution! +1.
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Beautiful solution! +1.
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