Problem: Show that for positive real numbers a, b, and c, a+b1+b+c1+c+a1≥ab(a+b)+bc(b+c)+ca(c+a)(a+b+c)2
Solution
Solution: Expanding and rearranging the denominator gives a2b+ab2+b2c+bc2+c2a+ac=c2(a+b)+a2(b+c)+b2(c+a). By Cauchy-Schwarz, (c2(a+b)+a2(b+c)+b2(c+a))(a+b1+b+c1+c+a1)≥(a+b+c)2, and dividing by c2(a+b)+a2(b+c)+b2(c+a) gives the desired inequality.
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