For x∈R+,x2−1 and x3−1 have the same sign, so
(x2−1)(x3−1)⩾0
which implies x5−x2+3⩾x3+2.
Thus, (a5−a2+3)(b5−b2+3)(c5−c2+3)
⩾(a3+2)(b3+2)(c3+2)
By (7) (Hölder's inequality), we have
=⩾(a3+2)(b3+2)(c3+2)(a3+1+1)(1+b3+1)(1+1+c3)(a+b+c)3
Thus, the proposition is proved.