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Example 4 Let f(x)=ax2+bx+cf(x)=a x^{2}+b x+c have all coefficients positive, and a+b+c=1a+b+c=1. For all positive arrays x1,x2,,xnx_{1}, x_{2}, \cdots, x_{n} satisfying: x1x2xn=1x_{1} x_{2} \cdots x_{n}=1, find the minimum value of f(x1)f(x2)f(xn)f\left(x_{1}\right) f\left(x_{2}\right) \cdots f\left(x_{n}\right). (All-Russian Mathematical Olympiad problem)

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Solution

Solve f(1)=a+b+c=1f(1)=a+b+c=1. If x1=x2==xn=1x_{1}=x_{2}=\cdots=x_{n}=1, then f(x1)f(x2)f(xn)=1f\left(x_{1}\right) f\left(x_{2}\right) \cdots f\left(x_{n}\right)=1.

If x1,x2,,xnx_{1}, x_{2}, \cdots, x_{n} are not all 1, then from x1x2xn=1x_{1} x_{2} \cdots x_{n}=1 we know that there must be one less than 1 and one greater than 1. Without loss of generality, let x1>1,x2<1x_{1}>1, x_{2}<1.
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Repeatedly performing the above transformation, we get f(x1)f(x2)f(xn)f(1)f(1)f(1)=1f\left(x_{1}\right) f\left(x_{2}\right) \cdots f\left(x_{n}\right) \geqslant f(1) f(1) \cdots f(1)=1. Therefore, the minimum value of f(x1)f(x2)f(xn)f\left(x_{1}\right) f\left(x_{2}\right) \cdots f\left(x_{n}\right) is 1.

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