Let a,b and c be positive real numbers for which a+b+c=1 holds. Prove: a2b+1+b2c+1+c2a+1⩽2−(a2+b2+c2)
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By squaring both sides and using the equality 1−(a2+b2+c2)=2(ab+bc+ca), the inequality from the problem reduces to L=⩽D=2a2b+2b2c+2c2a+2ab(2b+1)(2c+1)+2bc(2c+1)(2a+1)+2ca(2a+1)(2b+1)4(ab+bc+ca). By the AM-GM inequality we have 2ab(2b+1)(2c+1)⩽ab(2b+2c+2) and analogously 2bc(2c+1)(2a+1)⩽bc(2c+2a+2) and 2ca(2a+1)(2b+1)⩽ca(2a+2b+2), so by adding we obtain L⩽2(a2b+b2c+c2a+ab2+bc2+ca2+3abc)+2(ab+bc+ca)=2(a+b+c+1)(ab+bc+ca)=4(ab+bc+ca)=D
Second solution. The function f(x)=x is concave because f′(x)=2/x is a decreasing function. By applying Jensen's inequality with weights a,b and c we obtain a2b+1+b2c+1+c2a+1⩽a(2b+1)+b(2c+1)+c(2a+1)=1+2(ab+bc+ca)=2−(a2+b2+c2)
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