Prove that if x,y,z>0, then 33z2x2+1(x+1)(y+1)2+33x2y2+1(y+1)(z+1)2+33y2z2+1(z+1)(x+1)2≥x+y+z+3.
Solution
Denote by S the left-hand side of the given inequality. The arithmetic mean–geometric mean inequality implies that xy+x+y≥33x2y2 and hence S≥(z+1)(x+1)(x+1)(y+1)2+(x+1)(y+1)(y+1)(z+1)2+(y+1)(z+1)(z+1)(x+1)2. Setting a=x+1, b=y+1, c=z+1 gives S≥cb2+ac2+ba2. Then S≥a+b+c(a+b+c)2=a+b+c=x+y+z+3. by the Cauchy–Schwartz inequality.
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