Let us consider a cubic polynomial whose roots are a, b, c. We get P(x)=x3−px2+qx−r, where p=a+b+c, q=ab+bc+ca and r=abc. We observe that
(a−b)(a−c)an+(b−c)(b−a)bn+(c−a)(c−b)cn=cyclic∑(a−b)(b−c)(c−a)−an(b−c)
Let us write
Sn=cyclic∑−(a−b)(b−c)(c−a)an(b−c)
It is easy to see that S1=0 and S2=1. Since a, b, c are the roots of P(x)=0, we have a3−pa2+qa−r=0, b3−pb2+qb−r=0, c3−pc2+qc−r=0. Multiply the first by b−c, the second by c−a and the third by a−b, and adding all these and dividing the sum by −(a−b)(b−c)(c−a), we obtain S3−pS2+qS1=0. Hence S3=p. Now multiply the first by a, the second by b and the third by c and divide throughout by −(a−b)(b−c)(c−a) to get S4−pS3+qS2−rS1=0. Hence S4=p2−q. Similarly, S5=p(p2−q)−qp+r=p3−2pq+r. We also get S6−pS5+qS4−rS3=0. This gives
S6=p(p3−2pq+r)−q(p2−q)+rp=p4−3p2q+2pr+q2.
We can write it as S6=p2(p2−3q)+2pr+q2. But p2−3q=(a+b+c)2−3(ab+bc+ca)=a2+b2+c2−ab−bc−ca>0. Hence
S6>2pr+q2=2abc(a+b+c)+(ab+bc+ca)2≥6+9=15.