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Algebra Difficulty 7.3 National olympiad, round 2 Prove it

Let x,y,zx, y, z be real numbers such that y2z4xy\geq 2z \geq 4x and 2(x3+y3+z3)+15(xy2+yz2+zx2)16(x2y+y2z+z2x)+2xyz. 2(x^3+y^3+z^3)+15(xy^2+yz^2+zx^2)\geq 16(x^2y+y^2z+z^2x)+2xyz. Prove that: 4x+y4z4x+y\geq 4z

Solution

We need to prove that 4x+y4z4x + y \geq 4z given the conditions y2z4xy \geq 2z \geq 4x and
2(x3+y3+z3)+15(xy2+yz2+zx2)16(x2y+y2z+z2x)+2xyz. 2(x^3 + y^3 + z^3) + 15(xy^2 + yz^2 + zx^2) \geq 16(x^2y + y^2z + z^2x) + 2xyz.

To do this, we will assume the contrary, i.e., 4x+y<4z4x + y < 4z, and show that it leads to a contradiction.

1. **Assume 4x+y<4z4x + y < 4z:**
4x+y<4z 4x + y < 4z
Let z=2x+bz = 2x + b and y=4x+cy = 4x + c. Given y2z4xy \geq 2z \geq 4x, we have:
c2b0 c \geq 2b \geq 0
From 4x+y<4z4x + y < 4z, we get:
4x+(4x+c)<4(2x+b)    8x+c<8x+4b    c<4b 4x + (4x + c) < 4(2x + b) \implies 8x + c < 8x + 4b \implies c < 4b
Combining these, we have:
4b>c2b>0    4>k=cb2 4b > c \geq 2b > 0 \implies 4 > k = \frac{c}{b} \geq 2

2. **Case 1: k>2k > 2:**
Replace (x,y,z)(x, y, z) with (x,4x+c,2x+b)(x, 4x + c, 2x + b) in the given inequality:
2(x3+(4x+c)3+(2x+b)3)+15(x(4x+c)2+(4x+c)(2x+b)2+(2x+b)x2)16(x2(4x+c)+(4x+c)2(2x+b)+(2x+b)2x)+2x(4x+c)(2x+b) 2(x^3 + (4x + c)^3 + (2x + b)^3) + 15(x(4x + c)^2 + (4x + c)(2x + b)^2 + (2x + b)x^2) \geq 16(x^2(4x + c) + (4x + c)^2(2x + b) + (2x + b)^2x) + 2x(4x + c)(2x + b)
Rearrange it as a polynomial in xx:
49bx2(56b2+7c270bc)x(2b3+2c3+15b2c16bc2)>0 49bx^2 - (56b^2 + 7c^2 - 70bc)x - (2b^3 + 2c^3 + 15b^2c - 16bc^2) > 0
To prove this, we need to show that the discriminant Δ\Delta of this quadratic polynomial is negative:
Δ=(56b2+7c270bc)2+449b(2b3+2c3+15b2c16bc2) \Delta = (56b^2 + 7c^2 - 70bc)^2 + 4 \cdot 49b \cdot (2b^3 + 2c^3 + 15b^2c - 16bc^2)
Simplify and check:
Δ49=c412c3b+52c2b2100cb3+72b4<0 \frac{\Delta}{49} = c^4 - 12c^3b + 52c^2b^2 - 100cb^3 + 72b^4 < 0
Let k=cbk = \frac{c}{b}, then:
P(k)=k412k3+52k2100k+72 P(k) = k^4 - 12k^3 + 52k^2 - 100k + 72
Factorize:
P(k)=(k2)(k310k2+32k36) P(k) = (k - 2)(k^3 - 10k^2 + 32k - 36)
Analyze Q(k)=k310k2+32k36Q(k) = k^3 - 10k^2 + 32k - 36:
Q(k)=3k220k+32=(3k8)(k4) Q'(k) = 3k^2 - 20k + 32 = (3k - 8)(k - 4)
Q(k)Q(k) is increasing on (2,83)(2, \frac{8}{3}) and decreasing on (83,4)(\frac{8}{3}, 4). Evaluate at k=83k = \frac{8}{3}:
Q(83)<0 Q\left(\frac{8}{3}\right) < 0
Thus, P(k)<0P(k) < 0 for 2<k<42 < k < 4.

3. **Case 2: k=2k = 2:**
This implies c=2bc = 2b. Substitute into the polynomial:
49bx2+56b2x+16b3=b(7x+4b)2>0 49bx^2 + 56b^2x + 16b^3 = b(7x + 4b)^2 > 0
If x4b7x \neq \frac{-4b}{7}, the inequality holds. If x=4b7x = \frac{-4b}{7}:
y=4x+2b=2b7,z=2x+b=b7 y = 4x + 2b = \frac{-2b}{7}, \quad z = 2x + b = \frac{-b}{7}
This leads to (x,y,z)=(4t,2t,t)(x, y, z) = (-4t, -2t, -t) for t>0t > 0. However, this does not satisfy 4x+y4z4x + y \geq 4z.

Thus, the assumption 4x+y<4z4x + y < 4z leads to a contradiction. Therefore, we conclude that:
4x+y4z 4x + y \geq 4z
\blacksquare

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