Apparently this can be solved using AGM:
$$(xy = 1)\wedge(x \neq y) \Rightarrow \frac{x^{2} + y^{2}}{2}\geq \sqrt{2(x-y)^{2}}$$
I've tried doing
$$\frac{x^2 + y^2}{2} \geq \sqrt{x^2 y^2}$$
Apparently this can be solved using AGM:
$$(xy = 1)\wedge(x \neq y) \Rightarrow \frac{x^{2} + y^{2}}{2}\geq \sqrt{2(x-y)^{2}}$$
I've tried doing
$$\frac{x^2 + y^2}{2} \geq \sqrt{x^2 y^2}$$
Hint:
$$\frac{x^{2} + y^{2}}{2} = {(x-y)^2+2\over 2} $$
Now you can apply your idea.