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Enhanced inequalities about arithmetic and geometric means

General Mathematics 2020-08-11 v1

Abstract

For nn positive numbers (aka_k, 1kn1\leq k \leq n), enhanced inequalities about the arithmetic mean (AnkaknA_n \equiv \frac{\sum_ka_k}{n}) and the geometric mean (GnΠkaknG_n\equiv \sqrt[n]{\Pi_ka_k}) are found if some numbers are known, namely, \begin{equation} \frac{G_n}{A_n} \leq (\frac{n-\sum_{k=1}^mr_k}{n-m})^{1-\frac{m}{n}}(\Pi_{k=1}^mr_k)^{\frac{1}{n}} \:, \nonumber \end{equation} if we know ak=Anrka_k=A_nr_k (1kmn1\leq k\leq m\leq n) for instance, and \begin{equation} \frac{G_n}{A_n} \leq \frac{1}{(1-\frac{m}{n})\Pi_{k=1}^mr_k^{\frac{-1}{n-m}}+\frac{1}{n}\sum_{k=1}^mr_k} \: ,\nonumber \end{equation} if we know ak=Gnrka_k=G_nr_k (1kmn1\leq k\leq m \leq n) for instance. These bounds are better than those derived from S.~H.~Tung's work [1].

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@article{arxiv.2008.04067,
  title  = {Enhanced inequalities about arithmetic and geometric means},
  author = {Fang Dai and Li-Gang Xia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.04067},
  year   = {2020}
}

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