Question #317442

What positive number added to its reciprocal gives the minimum sum?


Expert's answer

x+1xminCauchy‘sinequality:x+1x2x1x=2Theequalityholdsforx=1xx=1Answer:1x+\frac{1}{x}\rightarrow \min \\Cauchy‘s\,\,inequality:\\x+\frac{1}{x}\geqslant 2\sqrt{x\cdot \frac{1}{x}}=2\\The\,\,equality\,holds\,for\,\,x=\frac{1}{x}\Rightarrow x=1\\Answer: 1


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