inequality of arithmetic and geometric means

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:inequality
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:AM-GM_inequality
gptkbp:appliesTo non-negative real numbers
gptkbp:category gptkb:Mathematical_analysis
Inequalities
gptkbp:equalityHoldsWhen all numbers are equal
gptkbp:firstPublished 19th century
gptkbp:form (a_1 + a_2 + ... + a_n)/n ≥ (a_1 * a_2 * ... * a_n)^{1/n}
gptkbp:generalizes gptkb:Jensen's_inequality
gptkbp:hasSpecialCase power mean inequality
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label inequality of arithmetic and geometric means
gptkbp:provenBy gptkb:Augustin-Louis_Cauchy
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cauchy-Schwarz_inequality
gptkb:Holder's_inequality
gptkbp:state For any non-negative real numbers, the arithmetic mean is greater than or equal to the geometric mean.
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:mathematical_olympiads
gptkb:algebra
analysis
optimization
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jensen's_inequality
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6