TITLE: Inequality with square roots: $\sqrt{x^2+1}+\sqrt{y^2+1}\ge \sqrt{5}$
QUESTION [10 upvotes]: Let $x$ and $y$ be nonnegative real numbers such that $x+y=1$. How do I show that $\sqrt{x^2+1}+\sqrt{y^2+1}\ge \sqrt{5}$?

How do I deal with square roots inside the inequality?

REPLY [5 votes]: If you are familiar with Minkowski's inequality, this is straightforward.
$$\sqrt{x^2+1}+\sqrt{y^2+1} \ge \sqrt{(x+y)^2 + (1+1)^2} = \sqrt5$$