Find all positive real numbers c such that x+y+zx3y+y3z+z3x+xyz4c≥2c+2 for all positive real numbers x,y,z.
Solution
Answer: c=1. If x=y=z=64c then we get x+y+zx3y+y3z+z3x+xyz4c=4c≥2c+2 and hence (c−1)2≤0. Therefore, all c=1 do not satisfy the inequality. Let us show that the inequality holds for c=1. By AM-GM inequality we have
x3y+xy4≥4x y3z+yz4≥4y z3x+zx4≥4z Side by side summation of these inequalities yields x3y+y3z+z3x+xyz4(x+y+z)≥4(x+y+z). Therefore, x+y+zx3y+y3z+z3x+xyz4≥4 and we are done.
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