Problem

Source: Baltic Way 1998

Tags: trigonometry, inequalities proposed, inequalities



Let the numbers $\alpha ,\beta $ satisfy $0<\alpha <\beta <\frac{\pi}{2}$ and let $\gamma $ and $\delta $ be the numbers defined by the conditions: $(\text{i})\ 0<\gamma<\frac{\pi}{2}$, and $\tan\gamma$ is the arithmetic mean of $\tan\alpha$ and $\tan\beta$; $(\text{ii})\ 0<\delta<\frac{\pi}{2}$, and $\frac{1}{\cos\delta}$ is the arithmetic mean of $\frac{1}{\cos\alpha}$ and $\frac{1}{\cos\beta}$. Prove that $\gamma <\delta $.