AlgebraDifficulty 7.6National olympiad, round 2Prove it
Example 1. (2009 5th Northern Mathematical Olympiad) If x,y,z>0 and x2+y2+z2=3, prove: y+zx2009−2008(x−1)+z+xy2009−2008(y−1)+x+yz2009−2008(z−1)≥21(x+y+z)
Solution
Proof: By the AM-GM inequality, x2009−2008(x−1)=x2009+1+…….+1(2008↑1)−2008x≥2009x−2008x=x,
Therefore, y+zx2009−2008(x−1)≥y+zx, Similarly, z+xy2009−2008(y−1)≥z+xy,x+yz2009−2008(z−1)≥x+yz, By the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, Hence y+zx2009−2008(x−1)+z+xy2009−2008(y−1)+x+yz2009−2008(z−1)≥y+zx+z+xy+x+yz=x(y+z)x2+y(z+x)y2+z(x+y)z2≥x(y+z)+y(z+x)+z(x+y)(x+y+z)2=2(xy+yz+zx)(x+y+z)2≥2(xy+yz+zx)3(xy+yz+zx)=23. And 21(x+y+z)≤213(x2+y2+z2)=213×3=23. Therefore, y+zx2009−2008(x−1)+z+xy2009−2008(y−1)+x+yz2009−2008(z−1)≥21(x+y+z).
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