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Darsh Ranjan
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Here's a proof of the inequality of the arithmetic and geometric means in the form $$\frac{x\_1^n}{n} + \cdots + \frac{x\_n^n}{n} \geq x\_1\cdots x\_n.$$

Proof for $n=3$:

arithmetic-geometric means inequality http://math.berkeley.edu/%7Edranjan/figs/ag_ineq.jpg

(The "figure" for general $n$ is similar, with $n$ right pyramids, one with an $(n-1)$-cube of side length $x\_k$ as its base and height $x\_k$ for each $k=1,\ldots,n$.)

Sorry about the low quality, but I don't have 3d-ninja-rendering skills.

Darsh Ranjan
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