Positive real numbers x, y, and z satisfy the inequality xyz≥xy+yz+zx. Prove that xyz≥x+y+z.
Положительные числа x, y и z удовлетворяют условию xyz≥xy+yz+zx. Докажите неравенство xyz≥x+y+z.
Solution
Rewrite the given and the required inequalities as x1+y1+z1≤1 and xy1+xz1+yz1≤1.
By the inequality of means, we have xy+xz≥2xy⋅xz,xy+yz≥2xy⋅yz,xz+yz≥2xz⋅yz. Add these three inequalities and divide the result by 2. Taking into account the condition, we get xyz≥xy+xz+yz≥xyz+yxz+zxy. Dividing the obtained inequality by xyz, we obtain the required result.
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