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95. Assume a,b,ca, b, c are any positive real numbers, prove:
(a3+b3+c3)22(a5b+b5c+c5a)+abc(a3+b3+c3)\left(a^{3}+b^{3}+c^{3}\right)^{2} \geq 2\left(a^{5} b+b^{5} c+c^{5} a\right)+a b c\left(a^{3}+b^{3}+c^{3}\right) \quad (Pham kim hung, Le huu Dien Khue)

Solution

Prove: The inequality can be rewritten in the following form
cyca6+2cyca3b32cyca5b+abccyca32(cyca6+cyca4b22cyca5b)+(cyca4b2+cyca4c22abccyca3)+(2cyca3b3cyca4b2cyca2b4)(cyca4b2cyca4c2)cyc(2a4+c4a2b2)(ab)2(a2b2)(b2c2)(a2c2)\begin{array}{l} \sum_{c y c} a^{6}+2 \sum_{c y c} a^{3} b^{3} \geq 2 \sum_{c y c} a^{5} b+a b c \sum_{c y c} a^{3} \\ \Leftrightarrow 2\left(\sum_{c y c} a^{6}+\sum_{c y c} a^{4} b^{2}-2 \sum_{c y c} a^{5} b\right)+\left(\sum_{c y c} a^{4} b^{2}+\sum_{c y c} a^{4} c^{2}-2 a b c \sum_{c y c} a^{3}\right)+ \\ \left(2 \sum_{c y c} a^{3} b^{3}-\sum_{c y c} a^{4} b^{2}-\sum_{c y c} a^{2} b^{4}\right) \geq\left(\sum_{c y c} a^{4} b^{2}-\sum_{c y c} a^{4} c^{2}\right) \\ \Leftrightarrow \sum_{c y c}\left(2 a^{4}+c^{4}-a^{2} b^{2}\right)(a-b)^{2} \geq\left(a^{2}-b^{2}\right)\left(b^{2}-c^{2}\right)\left(a^{2}-c^{2}\right) \quad \end{array}

Let M=(ab)(bc)(ac)M=(a-b)(b-c)(a-c). Of course, we can assume abc,a>cM0a \geq b \geq c, a>c \Rightarrow M \geq 0. We use the following results to prove the inequality.
(1) cyc (3a+2cb)(ab)24M\sum_{\text {cyc }}(3 a+2 c-b)(a-b)^{2} \geq 4 M
(2) cyc(11a2+6c2b24ab)(ab)28(a+b+c)M\sum_{c y c}\left(11 a^{2}+6 c^{2}-b^{2}-4 a b\right)(a-b)^{2} \geq 8(a+b+c) M
(3) cyc(4a3+2c3a2bb2a)(ab)2(a2+b2+c2+3ab+3bc+3ca)M\sum_{c y c}\left(4 a^{3}+2 c^{3}-a^{2} b-b^{2} a\right)(a-b)^{2} \geq\left(a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}+3 a b+3 b c+3 c a\right) M

These inequalities have an interesting relationship: (1)(2)(3)(1) \Rightarrow(2) \Rightarrow(3). To prove (2) and (3), we first prove (1).
Proof of (1). Of course, it is sufficient to prove the inequality when c=min{a,b,c}=0c=\min \{a, b, c\}=0. Because if we reduce a,b,ca, b, c by the smallest positive real number cc, the expression on the right side of (1) does not change, while the expression on the left side decreases. If c=0c=0, the inequality (1) becomes
(3ab)(ab)2+(3b+2a)b2+(a+2b)a23ab(ab)2a38a2b+10ab2+2b30h(x)=2x38x2+10x+20\begin{array}{l} (3 a-b)(a-b)^{2}+(3 b+2 a) b^{2}+(-a+2 b) a^{2} \geq 3 a b(a-b) \\ \Leftrightarrow 2 a^{3}-8 a^{2} b+10 a b^{2}+2 b^{3} \geq 0 \Leftrightarrow h(x)=2 x^{3}-8 x^{2}+10 x+2 \geq 0 \end{array}

where x=abx=\frac{a}{b}. Note that h(x)=2(x1)(3x5)h^{\prime}(x)=2(x-1)(3 x-5), so it is easy to get
h(x)f(53)>5>0h(x) \geq f\left(\frac{5}{3}\right)>5>0

Thus (1) is proved. Now let's prove (2) from (1).
Proof of (2). Let a=a1+t=f1(t),b=b1+t=f2(t),c=c1+t=f3(t)a=a_{1}+t=f_{1}(t), b=b_{1}+t=f_{2}(t), c=c_{1}+t=f_{3}(t), then (2) is equivalent to
f(t)=cyc[11f1(t)2f2(t)24f1(t)f2(t)+6f3(t)2](ab)28(f1(t)+f2(t)+f3(t))M0f(t)=\sum_{c y c}\left[11 f_{1}(t)^{2}-f_{2}(t)^{2}-4 f_{1}(t) f_{2}(t)+6 f_{3}(t)^{2}\right](a-b)^{2}-8\left(f_{1}(t)+f_{2}(t)+f_{3}(t)\right) M \geq 0

According to (1), we have
f(t)=cyc[18f1(t)6f2(t)+12f3(t)](ab)224M=6cyc(3ab+2c)(ab)224M0f^{\prime}(t)=\sum_{c y c}\left[18 f_{1}(t)-6 f_{2}(t)+12 f_{3}(t)\right](a-b)^{2}-24 M=6 \sum_{c y c}(3 a-b+2 c)(a-b)^{2}-24 M \geq 0

So f(t)f(c)f(t) \geq f(-c) (since tct \geq-c). This property indicates that it is sufficient to prove (2) when c=0c=0.
(11a2b24ab)(ab)2+(11b2+6a2)b2+(a2+6b2)a28(a+b)ab(ab)11a435a3b+30a2b2+6ab3+10b40\begin{array}{l} \left(11 a^{2}-b^{2}-4 a b\right)(a-b)^{2}+\left(11 b^{2}+6 a^{2}\right) b^{2}+\left(-a^{2}+6 b^{2}\right) a^{2} \geq 8(a+b) a b(a-b) \\ \Leftrightarrow 11 a^{4}-35 a^{3} b+30 a^{2} b^{2}+6 a b^{3}+10 b^{4} \geq 0 \end{array}

This inequality is certainly true, because the AM-GM inequality indicates 11a4+30a2b221130a3b>35a3b11 a^{4}+30 a^{2} b^{2} \geq 2 \sqrt{11 \cdot 30} a^{3} b>35 a^{3} b. (2) is proved.
Proof of (3). Similarly, according to (2) and for the same reason, we assume that (3) only needs to consider min{a,b,c}=c=0\min \{a, b, c\}=c=0. At this point, inequality (3) becomes
(4a3a2b)(ab)2+(4b3+2a3)b2+2b3a2(a2+b2+3ab)ab(ab)4a510a4b+6a3b2+3a2b3+ab4+4b50\begin{array}{l} \left(4 a^{3}-a^{2} b\right)(a-b)^{2}+\left(4 b^{3}+2 a^{3}\right) b^{2}+2 b^{3} a^{2} \geq\left(a^{2}+b^{2}+3 a b\right) a b(a-b) \\ \Leftrightarrow 4 a^{5}-10 a^{4} b+6 a^{3} b^{2}+3 a^{2} b^{3}+a b^{4}+4 b^{5} \geq 0 \end{array}

If 2a3b2 a \geq 3 b, since 4a510a4b+6a3b2=2a3(ab)(2a3b)04 a^{5}-10 a^{4} b+6 a^{3} b^{2}=2 a^{3}(a-b)(2 a-3 b) \geq 0, the inequality holds. Otherwise, if 2a3b2 a \leq 3 b, then
4a510a4b+6a3b2+3a2b34a510a4b+8a3b2(23210)a4b0. (3) is proved. 4 a^{5}-10 a^{4} b+6 a^{3} b^{2}+3 a^{2} b^{3} \geq 4 a^{5}-10 a^{4} b+8 a^{3} b^{2} \geq(2 \sqrt{32}-10) a^{4} b \geq 0 \text{. (3) is proved. }
Proof of (*). Similarly, according to (3) and for the same reason, we assume c=0c=0. Then the inequality becomes a simpler form: (a3+b3)22a5b\left(a^{3}+b^{3}\right)^{2} \geq 2 a^{5} b, or g(a)=a62a5b+2a3b3+b6g(a)=a^{6}-2 a^{5} b+2 a^{3} b^{3}+b^{6}. It is easy to prove g(a)0g^{\prime}(a) \geq 0, so g(a)g(b)0g(a) \geq g(b) \geq 0. The inequality is proved, with equality holding if and only if a=b=ca=b=c.

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