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Not mine:

If t1,t2,...tn are positive reals for some integer n and:

(t1+t2+...+tn)(1/t1 + 1/t2 +...+1/tn) < n^2+1

prove that any three distinct ti, tj, tk are side lengths of a triangle.

It's a good idea to look at the case n=3 first, since it's much more obvious and you can see how it works.

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