Let x, y, z be positive real numbers satisfying the following conditions: 21≤z<21min{x2,y3},x+z3≥6,y3+z10≥25. Find the greatest value of the expression: P(x,y,z)=x21+y22+z23
Solution
By denoting x21=a, y31=b, 2z1=c, the problem becomes: Find the greatest value of the expression Q(a,b,c)=2a2+6b2+12c2 where a, b, c are positive numbers satisfying the conditions: max{a,b}<c≤21(1) c2+a3≥26 ac.(2) c2+b5≥210 bc.(3) We have from (2): a2+c3≥26⇒a22+c23≥12⇒61a2(a22+c23)≥2a2, hence a2+c2=2a2+c2−a2≤61a2(a22+c23)+c2(1−c2a2)≤61a2(a22+c23)+21(1−c2a2)=65. Analogously, from (1) and (3) we have: b2+c2≤107. Thus, Q(a,b,c)=2(a2+c2)+6(b2+c2)+4c2≤15118. It is easy to verify that Q(31,51,21)=15118 and the values a=31, b=51, c=21 satisfy the conditions (1) - (2) - (3). Conclusion: maxP(x,y,z)=maxQ(a,b,c)=15118.
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