A triangle $\Delta$ with sidelengths $a\leq b\leq c$ is given. It appears that it is impossible to construct a triangle from three segments whose lengths are equal to the altitudes of $\Delta$. Prove that $b^2>ac$.
Source: VI Caucasus Mathematical Olympiad
Tags: geometry, Geometry inequality
A triangle $\Delta$ with sidelengths $a\leq b\leq c$ is given. It appears that it is impossible to construct a triangle from three segments whose lengths are equal to the altitudes of $\Delta$. Prove that $b^2>ac$.