Let $ x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n $ be positive real numbers and $ x_{n+1} = x_1 + x_2 + \cdots + x_n $. Prove that \[ \sum_{k=1}^n \sqrt { x_k (x_{n+1} - x_k)} \leq \sqrt { \sum_{k=1}^n x_{n+1}(x_{n+1}-x_k)}. \] Mircea Becheanu
Problem
Source: Romanian IMO Team Selection Test TST 1996, problem 13
Tags: inequalities, inequalities proposed