Given a>0,b>0, prove 3a+ba+a+3bb⩽1⩽a+3ba+3a+bb.
Solution
Proof: First, prove the left inequality, eliminate the denominator ⇔a(a+3b)+b(3a+b)⩽(3a+b)(a+3b)⇔ab(a+3b)(3a+b)⩽a2+b2+2ab⇔ab(a+3b)(3a+b)⩽(a+b)2.∵ab⩽2a+b,(a+b)⋅(2a+b)⩽2(a+3b)+(3a+b)=2(a+b), ∴ab(a+3b)(3a+b)⩽(a+b)2, proved. Next, prove the right inequality, eliminate the denominator ⇔⇔⇔⇔(a+3b)(3a+b)⩽a(3a+b)+b(a+3b)4ab⩽ab(a+3b)(3a+b)16ab⩽(a+3b)(3a+b)2ab⩽a2+b2, proved.
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