TITLE: How do you prove the $p$-norm is not a norm in $\mathbb R^n$ when $0<p<1$?
QUESTION [15 upvotes]: I see that it fails to satisfy the triangle inequality by example but I don't see how to prove this is the case for all $0 < p < 1$. The definition I am using for $p$-norm is $$ \|A\|_p= \left(\sum_{k=1}^{n} |x_k|^p\right)^{1/p}.$$

REPLY [8 votes]: Yes, a short counter-example.
assume that $n=2$,take vectors $(1,0)$ and $(0,1)$.
you'll find it doesn't satisfy triangle inequality.