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91.14 Another simple proof of the theorem of the means

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

Robert M. Young*
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Department of Mathematics, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074, USAe-mail: robert.young@oberlin.edu

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