Maximize the value of $sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{cx-x^2}$ without using calculus












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Assume that $c$ is positive. How can we maximize the value of $sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{cx-x^2}$ with respect to $x$ without the use of calculus?



With calculus, we can easily find out that the max of the expression is when $x=frac{c}{c+1}$.



My attempt to the question is consider the expression as the distance between points. Below is the figure.
triangle
The question becomes finding the longest length of the red line. However, I have no idea how to proceed.






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    Assume that $c$ is positive. How can we maximize the value of $sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{cx-x^2}$ with respect to $x$ without the use of calculus?



    With calculus, we can easily find out that the max of the expression is when $x=frac{c}{c+1}$.



    My attempt to the question is consider the expression as the distance between points. Below is the figure.
    triangle
    The question becomes finding the longest length of the red line. However, I have no idea how to proceed.






    optimization triangle radicals substitution a.m.-g.m.-inequality







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      Assume that $c$ is positive. How can we maximize the value of $sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{cx-x^2}$ with respect to $x$ without the use of calculus?



      With calculus, we can easily find out that the max of the expression is when $x=frac{c}{c+1}$.



      My attempt to the question is consider the expression as the distance between points. Below is the figure.
      triangle
      The question becomes finding the longest length of the red line. However, I have no idea how to proceed.






      optimization triangle radicals substitution a.m.-g.m.-inequality







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      Assume that $c$ is positive. How can we maximize the value of $sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{cx-x^2}$ with respect to $x$ without the use of calculus?



      With calculus, we can easily find out that the max of the expression is when $x=frac{c}{c+1}$.



      My attempt to the question is consider the expression as the distance between points. Below is the figure.
      triangle
      The question becomes finding the longest length of the red line. However, I have no idea how to proceed.






      optimization triangle radicals substitution a.m.-g.m.-inequality




      optimization triangle radicals substitution a.m.-g.m.-inequality






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          Using the Cauchy-Schwartz inequality



          $$
          left(sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{c x-x^2}right)^2le left(x+1-xright)left(x+c-xright) = c
          $$



          then



          $$
          sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{c x-x^2}lesqrt{c}
          $$






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            Let $x=frac{c}{c+1}t.$



            Thus, by AM-GM we obtain:
            $$sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{cx-x^2}=frac{sqrt{c}}{c+1}sqrt{t(c+1-ct)}+frac{sqrt{c}}{c+1}sqrt{ct(c+1-t)}leq$$
            $$leqfrac{sqrt{c}}{c+1}left(frac{t+c+1-ct}{2}+frac{ct+c+1-t}{2}right)=sqrt{c}.$$
            THe equality occurs for $t=1$, which says that we got a maximal value.






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              Hi Michael thanks again for you kind support during the suspension time. If you are interested I've raised a related discussion HERE. Cheers
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              – gimusi
              Oct 14 '18 at 10:26






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              Hi @gimusi . I really don't like discussions in Meta. In my opinion this a place, where a limited number of users, which are destroying this site, trying to get a legitimation to do it.
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              – Michael Rozenberg
              Oct 14 '18 at 12:38










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              I think that open discussion are the only way to find a compromise between different point of views. Thanks again. Bye
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              – gimusi
              Oct 14 '18 at 12:46










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              Nice approach but somewhat cheating to take $x=frac{c}{c+1}t$ at the beginning.
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              – Wss
              Oct 15 '18 at 4:44










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              @Wss Because we know that the equality occurs for $x=frac{c}{c +1}$ and it would be much more better if it will happen for some variable is equal to $1$.
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              – Michael Rozenberg
              Oct 15 '18 at 4:47



















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            Assuming $$sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{cx-x^2}le sqrt{c}$$
            Squaring we get



            $$2sqrt{x-x^2}sqrt{cx-x^2}le 2x^2-x-cx+c$$
            squaring again and factorizing we get $$(cx-c+x)^2geq 0$$ which is true.
            Remark: We can only square the inequality if $$2x^2-x(c+1)+cgeq 0$$ this is true if $$0<cle 1$$ for $$0le xle c$$ or $$c>1$$ and $$0le xle 1$$






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              @Sonnhard I think the right side of your second inequality can be negative. At least, you need to prove that it's not negative.
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              This is true, the condition is complicated.
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              – Dr. Sonnhard Graubner
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              @Sonnhard But $c^2-6c+1$ can be positive, which says that the right side can be negative. No?
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              – Michael Rozenberg
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              Yes with the inequalities $$x-x^2geq 0$$ and$$ cx-x^2geq 0$$ it simplifies to the given above
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              @Sonnhard But how did you got it? By the way, there is a very nice proof that $2x^2-(c+1)x+1>0$. Try to find it.
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            Using the Cauchy-Schwartz inequality



            $$
            left(sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{c x-x^2}right)^2le left(x+1-xright)left(x+c-xright) = c
            $$



            then



            $$
            sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{c x-x^2}lesqrt{c}
            $$






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              Using the Cauchy-Schwartz inequality



              $$
              left(sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{c x-x^2}right)^2le left(x+1-xright)left(x+c-xright) = c
              $$



              then



              $$
              sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{c x-x^2}lesqrt{c}
              $$






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                Using the Cauchy-Schwartz inequality



                $$
                left(sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{c x-x^2}right)^2le left(x+1-xright)left(x+c-xright) = c
                $$



                then



                $$
                sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{c x-x^2}lesqrt{c}
                $$






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                Using the Cauchy-Schwartz inequality



                $$
                left(sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{c x-x^2}right)^2le left(x+1-xright)left(x+c-xright) = c
                $$



                then



                $$
                sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{c x-x^2}lesqrt{c}
                $$







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                    Let $x=frac{c}{c+1}t.$



                    Thus, by AM-GM we obtain:
                    $$sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{cx-x^2}=frac{sqrt{c}}{c+1}sqrt{t(c+1-ct)}+frac{sqrt{c}}{c+1}sqrt{ct(c+1-t)}leq$$
                    $$leqfrac{sqrt{c}}{c+1}left(frac{t+c+1-ct}{2}+frac{ct+c+1-t}{2}right)=sqrt{c}.$$
                    THe equality occurs for $t=1$, which says that we got a maximal value.






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                      Hi Michael thanks again for you kind support during the suspension time. If you are interested I've raised a related discussion HERE. Cheers
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                      – gimusi
                      Oct 14 '18 at 10:26






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                      Hi @gimusi . I really don't like discussions in Meta. In my opinion this a place, where a limited number of users, which are destroying this site, trying to get a legitimation to do it.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 14 '18 at 12:38










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                      I think that open discussion are the only way to find a compromise between different point of views. Thanks again. Bye
                      $endgroup$
                      – gimusi
                      Oct 14 '18 at 12:46










                    • $begingroup$
                      Nice approach but somewhat cheating to take $x=frac{c}{c+1}t$ at the beginning.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Wss
                      Oct 15 '18 at 4:44










                    • $begingroup$
                      @Wss Because we know that the equality occurs for $x=frac{c}{c +1}$ and it would be much more better if it will happen for some variable is equal to $1$.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 15 '18 at 4:47
















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                    Let $x=frac{c}{c+1}t.$



                    Thus, by AM-GM we obtain:
                    $$sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{cx-x^2}=frac{sqrt{c}}{c+1}sqrt{t(c+1-ct)}+frac{sqrt{c}}{c+1}sqrt{ct(c+1-t)}leq$$
                    $$leqfrac{sqrt{c}}{c+1}left(frac{t+c+1-ct}{2}+frac{ct+c+1-t}{2}right)=sqrt{c}.$$
                    THe equality occurs for $t=1$, which says that we got a maximal value.






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                      $begingroup$
                      Hi Michael thanks again for you kind support during the suspension time. If you are interested I've raised a related discussion HERE. Cheers
                      $endgroup$
                      – gimusi
                      Oct 14 '18 at 10:26






                    • 1




                      $begingroup$
                      Hi @gimusi . I really don't like discussions in Meta. In my opinion this a place, where a limited number of users, which are destroying this site, trying to get a legitimation to do it.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 14 '18 at 12:38










                    • $begingroup$
                      I think that open discussion are the only way to find a compromise between different point of views. Thanks again. Bye
                      $endgroup$
                      – gimusi
                      Oct 14 '18 at 12:46










                    • $begingroup$
                      Nice approach but somewhat cheating to take $x=frac{c}{c+1}t$ at the beginning.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Wss
                      Oct 15 '18 at 4:44










                    • $begingroup$
                      @Wss Because we know that the equality occurs for $x=frac{c}{c +1}$ and it would be much more better if it will happen for some variable is equal to $1$.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 15 '18 at 4:47














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                    Let $x=frac{c}{c+1}t.$



                    Thus, by AM-GM we obtain:
                    $$sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{cx-x^2}=frac{sqrt{c}}{c+1}sqrt{t(c+1-ct)}+frac{sqrt{c}}{c+1}sqrt{ct(c+1-t)}leq$$
                    $$leqfrac{sqrt{c}}{c+1}left(frac{t+c+1-ct}{2}+frac{ct+c+1-t}{2}right)=sqrt{c}.$$
                    THe equality occurs for $t=1$, which says that we got a maximal value.






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                    Let $x=frac{c}{c+1}t.$



                    Thus, by AM-GM we obtain:
                    $$sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{cx-x^2}=frac{sqrt{c}}{c+1}sqrt{t(c+1-ct)}+frac{sqrt{c}}{c+1}sqrt{ct(c+1-t)}leq$$
                    $$leqfrac{sqrt{c}}{c+1}left(frac{t+c+1-ct}{2}+frac{ct+c+1-t}{2}right)=sqrt{c}.$$
                    THe equality occurs for $t=1$, which says that we got a maximal value.







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                    answered Oct 14 '18 at 9:24









                    Michael RozenbergMichael Rozenberg

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                      $begingroup$
                      Hi Michael thanks again for you kind support during the suspension time. If you are interested I've raised a related discussion HERE. Cheers
                      $endgroup$
                      – gimusi
                      Oct 14 '18 at 10:26






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                      $begingroup$
                      Hi @gimusi . I really don't like discussions in Meta. In my opinion this a place, where a limited number of users, which are destroying this site, trying to get a legitimation to do it.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 14 '18 at 12:38










                    • $begingroup$
                      I think that open discussion are the only way to find a compromise between different point of views. Thanks again. Bye
                      $endgroup$
                      – gimusi
                      Oct 14 '18 at 12:46










                    • $begingroup$
                      Nice approach but somewhat cheating to take $x=frac{c}{c+1}t$ at the beginning.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Wss
                      Oct 15 '18 at 4:44










                    • $begingroup$
                      @Wss Because we know that the equality occurs for $x=frac{c}{c +1}$ and it would be much more better if it will happen for some variable is equal to $1$.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 15 '18 at 4:47














                    • 2




                      $begingroup$
                      Hi Michael thanks again for you kind support during the suspension time. If you are interested I've raised a related discussion HERE. Cheers
                      $endgroup$
                      – gimusi
                      Oct 14 '18 at 10:26






                    • 1




                      $begingroup$
                      Hi @gimusi . I really don't like discussions in Meta. In my opinion this a place, where a limited number of users, which are destroying this site, trying to get a legitimation to do it.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 14 '18 at 12:38










                    • $begingroup$
                      I think that open discussion are the only way to find a compromise between different point of views. Thanks again. Bye
                      $endgroup$
                      – gimusi
                      Oct 14 '18 at 12:46










                    • $begingroup$
                      Nice approach but somewhat cheating to take $x=frac{c}{c+1}t$ at the beginning.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Wss
                      Oct 15 '18 at 4:44










                    • $begingroup$
                      @Wss Because we know that the equality occurs for $x=frac{c}{c +1}$ and it would be much more better if it will happen for some variable is equal to $1$.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 15 '18 at 4:47








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                    $begingroup$
                    Hi Michael thanks again for you kind support during the suspension time. If you are interested I've raised a related discussion HERE. Cheers
                    $endgroup$
                    – gimusi
                    Oct 14 '18 at 10:26




                    $begingroup$
                    Hi Michael thanks again for you kind support during the suspension time. If you are interested I've raised a related discussion HERE. Cheers
                    $endgroup$
                    – gimusi
                    Oct 14 '18 at 10:26




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                    $begingroup$
                    Hi @gimusi . I really don't like discussions in Meta. In my opinion this a place, where a limited number of users, which are destroying this site, trying to get a legitimation to do it.
                    $endgroup$
                    – Michael Rozenberg
                    Oct 14 '18 at 12:38




                    $begingroup$
                    Hi @gimusi . I really don't like discussions in Meta. In my opinion this a place, where a limited number of users, which are destroying this site, trying to get a legitimation to do it.
                    $endgroup$
                    – Michael Rozenberg
                    Oct 14 '18 at 12:38












                    $begingroup$
                    I think that open discussion are the only way to find a compromise between different point of views. Thanks again. Bye
                    $endgroup$
                    – gimusi
                    Oct 14 '18 at 12:46




                    $begingroup$
                    I think that open discussion are the only way to find a compromise between different point of views. Thanks again. Bye
                    $endgroup$
                    – gimusi
                    Oct 14 '18 at 12:46












                    $begingroup$
                    Nice approach but somewhat cheating to take $x=frac{c}{c+1}t$ at the beginning.
                    $endgroup$
                    – Wss
                    Oct 15 '18 at 4:44




                    $begingroup$
                    Nice approach but somewhat cheating to take $x=frac{c}{c+1}t$ at the beginning.
                    $endgroup$
                    – Wss
                    Oct 15 '18 at 4:44












                    $begingroup$
                    @Wss Because we know that the equality occurs for $x=frac{c}{c +1}$ and it would be much more better if it will happen for some variable is equal to $1$.
                    $endgroup$
                    – Michael Rozenberg
                    Oct 15 '18 at 4:47




                    $begingroup$
                    @Wss Because we know that the equality occurs for $x=frac{c}{c +1}$ and it would be much more better if it will happen for some variable is equal to $1$.
                    $endgroup$
                    – Michael Rozenberg
                    Oct 15 '18 at 4:47











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                    Assuming $$sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{cx-x^2}le sqrt{c}$$
                    Squaring we get



                    $$2sqrt{x-x^2}sqrt{cx-x^2}le 2x^2-x-cx+c$$
                    squaring again and factorizing we get $$(cx-c+x)^2geq 0$$ which is true.
                    Remark: We can only square the inequality if $$2x^2-x(c+1)+cgeq 0$$ this is true if $$0<cle 1$$ for $$0le xle c$$ or $$c>1$$ and $$0le xle 1$$






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                      @Sonnhard I think the right side of your second inequality can be negative. At least, you need to prove that it's not negative.
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                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:27












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                      This is true, the condition is complicated.
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                      – Dr. Sonnhard Graubner
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:38










                    • $begingroup$
                      @Sonnhard But $c^2-6c+1$ can be positive, which says that the right side can be negative. No?
                      $endgroup$
                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:41










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                      Yes with the inequalities $$x-x^2geq 0$$ and$$ cx-x^2geq 0$$ it simplifies to the given above
                      $endgroup$
                      – Dr. Sonnhard Graubner
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:53












                    • $begingroup$
                      @Sonnhard But how did you got it? By the way, there is a very nice proof that $2x^2-(c+1)x+1>0$. Try to find it.
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                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:59
















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                    Assuming $$sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{cx-x^2}le sqrt{c}$$
                    Squaring we get



                    $$2sqrt{x-x^2}sqrt{cx-x^2}le 2x^2-x-cx+c$$
                    squaring again and factorizing we get $$(cx-c+x)^2geq 0$$ which is true.
                    Remark: We can only square the inequality if $$2x^2-x(c+1)+cgeq 0$$ this is true if $$0<cle 1$$ for $$0le xle c$$ or $$c>1$$ and $$0le xle 1$$






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                    • $begingroup$
                      @Sonnhard I think the right side of your second inequality can be negative. At least, you need to prove that it's not negative.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:27












                    • $begingroup$
                      This is true, the condition is complicated.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Dr. Sonnhard Graubner
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:38










                    • $begingroup$
                      @Sonnhard But $c^2-6c+1$ can be positive, which says that the right side can be negative. No?
                      $endgroup$
                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:41










                    • $begingroup$
                      Yes with the inequalities $$x-x^2geq 0$$ and$$ cx-x^2geq 0$$ it simplifies to the given above
                      $endgroup$
                      – Dr. Sonnhard Graubner
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:53












                    • $begingroup$
                      @Sonnhard But how did you got it? By the way, there is a very nice proof that $2x^2-(c+1)x+1>0$. Try to find it.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:59














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                    Assuming $$sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{cx-x^2}le sqrt{c}$$
                    Squaring we get



                    $$2sqrt{x-x^2}sqrt{cx-x^2}le 2x^2-x-cx+c$$
                    squaring again and factorizing we get $$(cx-c+x)^2geq 0$$ which is true.
                    Remark: We can only square the inequality if $$2x^2-x(c+1)+cgeq 0$$ this is true if $$0<cle 1$$ for $$0le xle c$$ or $$c>1$$ and $$0le xle 1$$






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                    Assuming $$sqrt{x-x^2}+sqrt{cx-x^2}le sqrt{c}$$
                    Squaring we get



                    $$2sqrt{x-x^2}sqrt{cx-x^2}le 2x^2-x-cx+c$$
                    squaring again and factorizing we get $$(cx-c+x)^2geq 0$$ which is true.
                    Remark: We can only square the inequality if $$2x^2-x(c+1)+cgeq 0$$ this is true if $$0<cle 1$$ for $$0le xle c$$ or $$c>1$$ and $$0le xle 1$$







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                    answered Oct 14 '18 at 9:25









                    Dr. Sonnhard GraubnerDr. Sonnhard Graubner

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                    • $begingroup$
                      @Sonnhard I think the right side of your second inequality can be negative. At least, you need to prove that it's not negative.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:27












                    • $begingroup$
                      This is true, the condition is complicated.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Dr. Sonnhard Graubner
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:38










                    • $begingroup$
                      @Sonnhard But $c^2-6c+1$ can be positive, which says that the right side can be negative. No?
                      $endgroup$
                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:41










                    • $begingroup$
                      Yes with the inequalities $$x-x^2geq 0$$ and$$ cx-x^2geq 0$$ it simplifies to the given above
                      $endgroup$
                      – Dr. Sonnhard Graubner
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:53












                    • $begingroup$
                      @Sonnhard But how did you got it? By the way, there is a very nice proof that $2x^2-(c+1)x+1>0$. Try to find it.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:59


















                    • $begingroup$
                      @Sonnhard I think the right side of your second inequality can be negative. At least, you need to prove that it's not negative.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:27












                    • $begingroup$
                      This is true, the condition is complicated.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Dr. Sonnhard Graubner
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:38










                    • $begingroup$
                      @Sonnhard But $c^2-6c+1$ can be positive, which says that the right side can be negative. No?
                      $endgroup$
                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:41










                    • $begingroup$
                      Yes with the inequalities $$x-x^2geq 0$$ and$$ cx-x^2geq 0$$ it simplifies to the given above
                      $endgroup$
                      – Dr. Sonnhard Graubner
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:53












                    • $begingroup$
                      @Sonnhard But how did you got it? By the way, there is a very nice proof that $2x^2-(c+1)x+1>0$. Try to find it.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Michael Rozenberg
                      Oct 14 '18 at 9:59
















                    $begingroup$
                    @Sonnhard I think the right side of your second inequality can be negative. At least, you need to prove that it's not negative.
                    $endgroup$
                    – Michael Rozenberg
                    Oct 14 '18 at 9:27






                    $begingroup$
                    @Sonnhard I think the right side of your second inequality can be negative. At least, you need to prove that it's not negative.
                    $endgroup$
                    – Michael Rozenberg
                    Oct 14 '18 at 9:27














                    $begingroup$
                    This is true, the condition is complicated.
                    $endgroup$
                    – Dr. Sonnhard Graubner
                    Oct 14 '18 at 9:38




                    $begingroup$
                    This is true, the condition is complicated.
                    $endgroup$
                    – Dr. Sonnhard Graubner
                    Oct 14 '18 at 9:38












                    $begingroup$
                    @Sonnhard But $c^2-6c+1$ can be positive, which says that the right side can be negative. No?
                    $endgroup$
                    – Michael Rozenberg
                    Oct 14 '18 at 9:41




                    $begingroup$
                    @Sonnhard But $c^2-6c+1$ can be positive, which says that the right side can be negative. No?
                    $endgroup$
                    – Michael Rozenberg
                    Oct 14 '18 at 9:41












                    $begingroup$
                    Yes with the inequalities $$x-x^2geq 0$$ and$$ cx-x^2geq 0$$ it simplifies to the given above
                    $endgroup$
                    – Dr. Sonnhard Graubner
                    Oct 14 '18 at 9:53






                    $begingroup$
                    Yes with the inequalities $$x-x^2geq 0$$ and$$ cx-x^2geq 0$$ it simplifies to the given above
                    $endgroup$
                    – Dr. Sonnhard Graubner
                    Oct 14 '18 at 9:53














                    $begingroup$
                    @Sonnhard But how did you got it? By the way, there is a very nice proof that $2x^2-(c+1)x+1>0$. Try to find it.
                    $endgroup$
                    – Michael Rozenberg
                    Oct 14 '18 at 9:59




                    $begingroup$
                    @Sonnhard But how did you got it? By the way, there is a very nice proof that $2x^2-(c+1)x+1>0$. Try to find it.
                    $endgroup$
                    – Michael Rozenberg
                    Oct 14 '18 at 9:59


















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