Problem

Source: Brazil EGMO TST1 2023 #3

Tags: inequalities, Jensen, square roots, square root inequality



Let $a_1, a_2, \ldots , a_n$ be positive real numbers such that $a_1 + a_2 + \cdots + a_n = 1$. Prove that $$\dfrac{a_1}{\sqrt{1-a_1}}+\cdots+\dfrac{a_n}{\sqrt{1-a_n}} \geq \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{n-1}}(\sqrt{a_1}+\cdots+\sqrt{a_n}).$$