Problem: Let x, y and z be positive numbers. Prove that 4y+4zx+4z+4xy+4x+4yz≥2274(x+y+z)7
Solution
Solution: Replacing x=a2, y=b2, z=c2, where a, b, c are positive numbers, our inequality is equivalent to b+ca2+c+ab2+a+bc2≥2274(a+b+c)7 Using the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality for the left hand side we get b+ca2+c+ab2+a+bc2≥b+c+c+a+a+b(a+b+c)2 Using Cauchy-Schwarz inequality for three positive numbers α, β, γ, we have α+β+γ≤3(α+β+γ) Using this result twice, we have b+c+c+a+a+b≤6(a+b+c)≤63(a+b+c) Combining (1) and (2) we get the desired result.
Alternative solution by PSC. We will use Hölder's inequality in the form (a11+a12+a13)(a21+a22+a23)(a31+a32+a33)(a41+a42+a43)≥((a11a21a31a41)1/4+(a12a22a32a42)1/4+(a13a23a33a43)1/4)4 where aij are positive numbers. Using this appropriately we get (1+1+1)((b+c)+(c+a)+(a+b))b+ca2+c+ab2+a+bc22≥(a+b+c)4 By the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality we have (b+c)+(c+a)+(a+b)=2(a+b+c)≤23(a+b+c) Combining these two inequalities we get the desired result.
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