Problem

Source: 2012 Romania JBMO TST 1.1, KoMaL Competition, 1999

Tags: inequalities, algebra



Prove that if the positive real numbers $p$ and $q$ satisfy $\frac{1}{p}+\frac{1}{q}= 1$, then a) $\frac{1}{3} \le \frac{1}{p (p + 1)} +\frac{1}{q (q + 1)} <\frac{1}{2}$ b) $\frac{1}{p (p - 1)} + \frac{1}{q (q - 1)} \ge 1$