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Algebra Difficulty 4.6 AIME Prove it JBMO
Problem:
Prove that 2a2+bca2−bc+2b2+cab2−ca+2c2+abc2−ab≤0 for any real positive numbers a,b,c.
Solution
Solution:
The inequality rewrites as ∑2a2+bc2a2+bc−3bc≤0, or 3−3∑2a2+bcbc≤0 in other words ∑2a2+bcbc≥1.
Using Cauchy-Schwarz inequality we have
∑2a2+bcbc=∑2a2bc+b2c2b2c2≥2abc(a+b+c)+∑b2c2(∑bc)2=1
as claimed.
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