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Algebra Difficulty 6.9 National olympiad Prove it

69. Let a,b,ca, b, c be positive numbers, and a+b+c=1a+b+c=1, prove: a7+b7a5+b5+b7+c7b5+c5+c7+a7c5+a513\frac{a^{7}+b^{7}}{a^{5}+b^{5}}+\frac{b^{7}+c^{7}}{b^{5}+c^{5}}+\frac{c^{7}+a^{7}}{c^{5}+a^{5}} \geqslant \frac{1}{3}. (2000 Kazakhstan Mathematical Olympiad Problem)

Solution

69. Since
2(a7+b7)(a5+b5)(a2+b2)=(a5b5)(a2b2)=(ab)2(a+b)(a4+a3b+a2b2+ab3+b4)0\begin{array}{l} 2\left(a^{7}+b^{7}\right)-\left(a^{5}+b^{5}\right)\left(a^{2}+b^{2}\right)=\left(a^{5}-b^{5}\right)\left(a^{2}-b^{2}\right)= \\ (a-b)^{2}(a+b)\left(a^{4}+a^{3} b+a^{2} b^{2}+a b^{3}+b^{4}\right) \geqslant 0 \end{array}

Therefore, a7+b7a5+b5a2+b22\frac{a^{7}+b^{7}}{a^{5}+b^{5}} \geqslant \frac{a^{2}+b^{2}}{2}, similarly, b7+c7b5+c5b2+c22,c7+a7c5+a5c2+a22\frac{b^{7}+c^{7}}{b^{5}+c^{5}} \geqslant \frac{b^{2}+c^{2}}{2}, \frac{c^{7}+a^{7}}{c^{5}+a^{5}} \geqslant \frac{c^{2}+a^{2}}{2}.
Adding these inequalities, we get a7+b7a5+b5+b7+c7b5+c5+c7+a7c5+a5a2+b2+c213(a+b+c)2=13\frac{a^{7}+b^{7}}{a^{5}+b^{5}}+\frac{b^{7}+c^{7}}{b^{5}+c^{5}}+\frac{c^{7}+a^{7}}{c^{5}+a^{5}} \geqslant a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2} \geqslant \frac{1}{3}(a+b+c)^{2}=\frac{1}{3}.

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