Let a, b, c positive real numbers. Prove that (a+b)(a+b+c)3bc+4(a+b+c)212a(a+b)≤2. Find the equality condition.
Solution
It's easy to check, when a=1, b=2, c=3 equality holds, hence by the Cauchy's inequality we have 412a+b3b⋅a+b+c4c+44a+b3a(a+b+c2(a+b))2⋅1≤≤41(a+b3b+a+b+c4c+a+b3a+a+b+c2(a+b)+a+b+c2(a+b)+1)==41(3+4+1)=2. Here equality holds for if and only if a+b3b=a+b+c4c same as a+b3a=a+b+c2(a+b)=1. Thus equality holds for a>0, b=2a, c=3a.
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