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adityamahajan

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can anyone explain dis..???

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if w is a cube root of unity.. we know dat

1+w+w^2 =0

but if we apply A.M>G.M for 1,w,w^2

we get

thus we get 1+w+w^2 >3

so y des two statements contradict????

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sanjana rajendran

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the inequality applies to only non negative real numbers... since w is a complex number the inequality doesnt apply

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Better you check the proof for AM-GM inequality. You can apply it here since the numbers are imaginary ...

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we get 1+w+w^2>3w

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