5 positive real numbers x,y,z satisfy xyz=1. Prove: x2+xy+y2x3+y3+y2+yz+z2y3+z3+z2+zx+x2z3+x3⩾2.
Solution
5. Notice that x2+xy+y2x2−xy+y2⩾31⇔3(x2−xy+y2)⩾x2+xy+y2⇔2(x−y)2⩾0. Then x2+xy+y2x3+y3=x2+xy+y2x2−xy+y2(x+y)⩾3x+y. Therefore, x2+xy+y2x3+y3+ y2+yz+z2y3+z3+z2+zx+x2z3+x3⩾31(x+y)+31(y+z)+31(z+x)=32(x+y+z)⩾23xyz=2
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