Let a and b be positive real numbers such that 3a2+2b2=3a+2b. Find the minimum value of A=b(3a+2)a+a(2b+3)b
Solution
Solution:
By the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality we have that 5(3a2+2b2)=5(a2+a2+a2+b2+b2)≥(3a+2b)2 (or use that the last inequality is equivalent to (a−b)2≥0). So, with the help of the given condition we get that 3a+2b≤5. Now, by the AM-GM inequality we have that A≥2b(3a+2)a⋅a(2b+3)b=4(3a+2)(2b+3)2 Finally, using again the AM-GM inequality, we get that (3a+2)(2b+3)≤(23a+2b+5)2≤25 so A≥2/5 and the equality holds if and only if a=b=1.
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