Prove that (a+b+c)5≥81(a2+b2+c2)abc for any positive real numbers a, b, c.
Solution
Write σ1=a+b+c, σ2=ab+bc+ca, σ3=abc. Then the inequality we have to prove becomes σ15≥81(σ12−2σ2)σ3⟺σ15+162σ2σ3≥81σ12σ3.(1)
Now using the AM-GM inequality for three summands σ15, 81σ2σ3, 81σ2σ3 we get σ15+81σ2σ3+81σ2σ3≥33812σ15σ22σ32. So for (1) to be proved it suffices to verify that 33812σ15σ22σ32≥81σ12σ3⟺812σ15σ22σ32≥273σ16σ33⟺σ22≥3σ1σ3. The last inequality is well known.
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