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5. Let any real numbers a>b>c>d>0a>b>c>d>0. To make
logba2014+logdb2014+logdc2014mlogda2014 \begin{array}{l} \log _{\frac{b}{a}} 2014+\log _{\frac{d}{b}} 2014+\log _{\frac{d}{c}} 2014 \\ \geqslant m \log _{\frac{d}{a}} 2014 \end{array}

always hold, then the minimum value of mm is \qquad.

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

Solution

5.9.
 Let x1=log2014ba,x2=log2014cb,x3=log2014dc. \begin{array}{l} \text { Let } x_{1}=-\log _{2014} \frac{b}{a}, x_{2}=-\log _{2014} \frac{c}{b}, \\ x_{3}=-\log _{2014} \frac{d}{c} . \end{array}

Since a>b>c>d>0a>b>c>d>0, we have
x1>0,x2>0,x3>0 x_{1}>0, x_{2}>0, x_{3}>0 \text {. }

Thus, the given inequality can be transformed into
1x1+1x2+1x3m1x1+x2+x3m(x1+x2+x3)(1x1+1x2+1x3)9. \begin{array}{l} \frac{1}{x_{1}}+\frac{1}{x_{2}}+\frac{1}{x_{3}} \leqslant m \cdot \frac{1}{x_{1}+x_{2}+x_{3}} \\ \Rightarrow m \geqslant\left(x_{1}+x_{2}+x_{3}\right)\left(\frac{1}{x_{1}}+\frac{1}{x_{2}}+\frac{1}{x_{3}}\right) \geqslant 9 . \end{array}

When x1=x2=x3x_{1}=x_{2}=x_{3}, i.e., a,b,c,da, b, c, d form a geometric sequence, the equality holds.
Therefore, the minimum value of mm is 9.

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