19. (1) Given x,y∈R+, and x+y=2, prove: x3y3(x3+y3)⩽2. (2002 Indian Mathematical Olympiad Problem)
Solution
19. (1) Since x,y∈R+, we have 2=x+y⩾2xy, which means xy⩽1. x3y3(x3+y3)=(xy)3[(x+y)3−3xy(x+y)]=(xy)3(8−6xy)=2(xy)3(4−3xy)=2[(xy)(xy)(xy)(4−3xy)−]⩽2[4xy+xy+xy+(4−3xy)]4=2
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