a, b, c are positive reals. Show that a3+b3+c3+3abc≥ab(a+b)+bc(b+c)+ca(c+a).
Solution
Solution:
The inequality is homogeneous, so we can take a=1 and put b=1+x, c=1+y, where x,y≥0. Then after some reduction the inequality is equivalent to x3+y3+x2+y2−x2−y−xy2−xy≥0, or (after factorising x3+y3) to (x+y+1)(x−y)2+xy≥0, which is obviously true.
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