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Algebra Difficulty 5.0 AIME, harder Prove it Hungary

Prove that
$(1+a2)2x(x+y)(1+b2)2y(x+y)ax2by2(a+b2)2xy\$\left(\frac{1+a}2\right)^{2x(x+y)} \left(\frac{1+b}2\right)^{2y(x+y)} \ge a^{x^2} b^{y^2} \left(\frac{a+b}2\right)^{2xy}
$
holds for all real numbers a,b>0a,b>0 and xx, yy.
(5 pont)

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