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Ono Inequality


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Ono (1914) conjectured that the inequality

 27(b^2+c^2-a^2)^2(a^2+c^2-b^2)^2(a^2+b^2-c^2)^2<=(4K)^6

holds true for all triangles, where a, b, and c are the lengths of the sides and K is the area of the triangle. This conjecture was shown to be false by Quijano (1915), although it was subsequently proved to be true for acute triangles by Balitrand (1916). A simple counterexample is provided by the triangle with a=3/4, b=1/2, and c=1.


See also

Acute Triangle

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References

Balitrand, F. "Problem 4417." Intermed. Math. 23, 86-87, 1916.Mitrinović, D. S.; Pecaric, J. E.; and Volenec, V. "A Question of Ono." §10.2.1 in Recent Advances in Geometric Inequalities. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer, pp. 240-241, 1989.Ono, T. "Problem 4417." Intermed. Math. 21, 146, 1914.Quijano, G. "Problem 4417." Intermed. Math. 22, 66, 1915.Strzebonski, A. "Solving Algebraic Inequalities." Mathematica J. 7, 525-541, 2000.

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