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Problem 81. Let x,y,z x, y, z be positive real numbers satisfying 2xyz=3x2+4y2+5z2 2xyz = 3x^2 + 4y^2 + 5z^2 . Find the minimum of the expression P=3x+2y+z P = 3x + 2y + z .

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Solution

Solution. Let a=3x,b=2y,z=ca=3 x, b=2 y, z=c We then obtain
a+b+c=3x+2y+z,a2+3b2+15c2=abc.a+b+c=3 x+2 y+z, a^{2}+3 b^{2}+15 c^{2}=a b c .

According to the weighted AM-GM inequality, we have that
a+b+c(2a)1/2(3b)1/3(6c)1/6a2+3b2+15c2(4a2)1/4(9b2)3/9(36c2)15/36=(4a2)1/4(9b2)1/3(36c2)5/12\begin{array}{c} a+b+c \geq(2 a)^{1 / 2}(3 b)^{1 / 3}(6 c)^{1 / 6} \\ a^{2}+3 b^{2}+15 c^{2} \geq\left(4 a^{2}\right)^{1 / 4}\left(9 b^{2}\right)^{3 / 9}\left(36 c^{2}\right)^{15 / 36}=\left(4 a^{2}\right)^{1 / 4}\left(9 b^{2}\right)^{1 / 3}\left(36 c^{2}\right)^{5 / 12} \end{array}

Multiplying the results above, we obtain
(a+b+c)(a2+3b2+15c2)36abca+b+c36(a+b+c)\left(a^{2}+3 b^{2}+15 c^{2}\right) \geq 36 a b c \Rightarrow a+b+c \geq 36

So the minimum of 3x+2y+z3 x+2 y+z is 36, attained for x=y=z=6x=y=z=6.

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