Someone asked me for help on proving this apparently simple algebraic problem. After doodling with it for several days, I still can't figure out a way to prove it. I'm sure it's simple, I just can't wrap my fingers around it. Any idea?
Prove that ((a+b)^2)/(4*a*b) > 1
I've plugged in numbers and numbers and they all came up to be greater than 1. But how do you go about proving this? I'm going crazy over this.
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