Abstract

In 1992, F. Holland [1] conjectured the following mixed arithmetic-mean, geometric-mean inequality:

Where x1, x2, …, xn are positive real numbers with equality if and only if x1 = x2 = … = xn. And K. Kedlaya [2] proved it in 1994. We can extend this inequality, and the purpose of this paper is to address it. 

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