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Problem 74. Consider the positive real constants m,n, such that 3n2>m2. For real numbers a,b,c such that a+b+c=m,a2+b2+c2=n2, find the maximum and minimum of P=a2b+b2c+c2a
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Solution
SOLUTION. Let a=x+3m,b=y+3m,c=z+3m. From the given conditions, we get that x+y+z=0 and x2+y2+z2=33n2−m2. The expression P becomes P=x2y+y2z+z2x+9m3
Notice that ∑cyc(3x3n2−m22−3n2−m218xy−1)2=3+3n2−m218(∑cycx)2+(3n2−m2)2324∑cycx2y2−63n2−m22∑cycx−54(3n2−m22)3/2∑cycx2y=3+(3n2−m2)2324∑cycx2y2−54(3n2−m22)3/2∑cycx2y
Since x+y+z=0, we get xy+yz+zx=−21(x2+y2+z2)=−63n2−m2. Therefore cyc∑x2y2=(cyc∑xy)2−2xyzcyc∑x=(cyc∑xy)2=36(3n2−m2)2 and we get 12−54(3n2−m22)3/2cyc∑x2y≥0 or in other words, cyc∑x2y≤92(23n2−m2)3/2
If we choose x=32(3n2−m2)cos92π,y=32(3n2−m2)cos94π,z=32(3n2−m2)cos98π then P=92(23n2−m2)3/2+9m3
So maxP=92(23n2−m2)3/2+9m3
Similarly, by considering the expression cyc∑(3x3n2−m22+3n2−m218xy+1)2 we easily conclude that minP=−92(23n2−m2)3/2−9m3
The problem is completely solved.
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