Let V be a real vector space with inner product 〈,〉. Prove that for any u,v,w ∈V 〈u,v〉〈u,w〉≤ 1/2(〈v,w〉+ ‖v‖‖w‖ ) ‖u‖^2.

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Let V be a real vector space with inner product 〈,〉. Prove that for

any u,v,w ∈V

〈u,v〉〈u,w〉≤ 1/2(〈v,w〉+ ‖v‖‖w‖ ) ‖u‖^2.

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