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Prove that for positive real numbers x,y,zx, y, z the following inequality is satisfied:
1+xy+xz(1+y+z)2+1+yz+yx(1+z+x)2+1+zx+zy(1+x+y)21 \frac{1+xy+xz}{(1+y+z)^2} + \frac{1+yz+yx}{(1+z+x)^2} + \frac{1+zx+zy}{(1+x+y)^2} \ge 1

Solution

From the Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality we get
(1+yx+zx)(1+xy+xz)(1+y+z)2 \left(1 + \frac{y}{x} + \frac{z}{x}\right) \left(1 + xy + xz\right) \geq \left(1 + y + z\right)^2
Multiplying both sides of the inequality above by x(x+y+z)(1+y+z)2\frac{x}{(x+y+z)(1+y+z)^2}, we obtain
1+xy+xz(1+y+z)2xx+y+z. \frac{1 + xy + xz}{(1 + y + z)^2} \geq \frac{x}{x + y + z}.

Similarly, we obtain
1+yz+yx(1+z+x)2yx+y+z,1+zx+zy(1+x+y)2zx+y+z \frac{1 + yz + yx}{(1 + z + x)^2} \ge \frac{y}{x + y + z}, \quad \frac{1 + zx + zy}{(1 + x + y)^2} \ge \frac{z}{x + y + z}
Adding both sides of these 3 inequalities side-by-side, we obtain the desired inequality:
1+xy+xz(1+y+z)2+1+yz+yx(1+z+x)2+1+zx+zy(1+x+y)21 \frac{1 + xy + xz}{(1 + y + z)^2} + \frac{1 + yz + yx}{(1 + z + x)^2} + \frac{1 + zx + zy}{(1 + x + y)^2} \ge 1

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