Exercise 2159Algebra › InequalitiesL1Added 3 Nov 2026
Hölder's inequality
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Statement
Let with . Prove that for :
Hint
Use Young's inequality for .
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Solution
Young's inequality. For and :
This follows from concavity of (weighted AM-GM).
Normalization. Assume wlog that (the general case follows by scaling). Then we need to show .
Apply Young. . Summing:
Conclusion. Hölder's inequality holds. For , it reduces to Cauchy-Schwarz.