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Algebra Difficulty 5.9 AIME, harder Prove it

Let a,b,c,da, b, c, d be positive real numbers. Prove:
a3a3+15bcd+b3b3+15cda+c3c3+15dab+d3d3+15abc1. \begin{array}{l} \sqrt{\frac{a^{3}}{a^{3}+15 b c d}}+\sqrt{\frac{b^{3}}{b^{3}+15 c d a}}+ \\ \sqrt{\frac{c^{3}}{c^{3}+15 d a b}}+\sqrt{\frac{d^{3}}{d^{3}+15 a b c}} \geqslant 1 . \end{array}

Solution

Prove that,
(a158+b158+c158+d158)2(a158+3b53c58d58)2=a154+6a158b58c58d58+9b54c34d54a154+15a154b15c15d1515=a154+15a34bcd(a158+b58+c158+d158)2a3a274+15a154bcd=(a3+15bcd)a154a3a3+15bcda158a158+b158+c158+d158. \begin{array}{l} \left(a^{\frac{15}{8}}+b^{\frac{15}{8}}+c^{\frac{15}{8}}+d^{\frac{15}{8}}\right)^{2} \\ \geqslant\left(a^{\frac{15}{8}}+3 b^{\frac{5}{3}} c^{\frac{5}{8}} d^{\frac{5}{8}}\right)^{2} \\ =a^{\frac{15}{4}}+6 a^{\frac{15}{8}} b^{\frac{5}{8}} c^{\frac{5}{8}} d^{\frac{5}{8}}+9 b^{\frac{5}{4}} c^{\frac{3}{4}} d^{\frac{5}{4}} \\ \geqslant a^{\frac{15}{4}}+15 \sqrt[15]{a^{\frac{15}{4}} b^{15} c^{15} d^{15}} \\ =a^{\frac{15}{4}}+15 a^{\frac{3}{4}} b c d \\ \Rightarrow\left(a^{\frac{15}{8}}+b^{\frac{5}{8}}+c^{\frac{15}{8}}+d^{\frac{15}{8}}\right)^{2} a^{3} \\ \geqslant a^{\frac{27}{4}}+15 a^{\frac{15}{4}} b c d=\left(a^{3}+15 b c d\right) a^{\frac{15}{4}} \\ \Rightarrow \sqrt{\frac{a^{3}}{a^{3}+15 b c d}} \geqslant \frac{a^{\frac{15}{8}}}{a^{\frac{15}{8}}+b^{\frac{15}{8}}+c^{\frac{15}{8}}+d^{\frac{15}{8}}} . \end{array}

Similarly, b3b3+15cdab153a158+b158+c158+d158\sqrt{\frac{b^{3}}{b^{3}+15 c d a}} \geqslant \frac{b^{\frac{15}{3}}}{a^{\frac{15}{8}}+b^{\frac{15}{8}}+c^{\frac{15}{8}}+d^{\frac{15}{8}}},
c3c3+15dabc158a158+b158+c158+d158,d3d3+15abcd158a158+b158+c158+d158. \begin{array}{c} \sqrt{\frac{c^{3}}{c^{3}+15 d a b}} \geqslant \frac{c^{\frac{15}{8}}}{a^{\frac{15}{8}}+b^{\frac{15}{8}}+c^{\frac{15}{8}}+d^{\frac{15}{8}}}, \\ \sqrt{\frac{d^{3}}{d^{3}+15 a b c}} \geqslant \frac{d^{\frac{15}{8}}}{a^{\frac{15}{8}}+b^{\frac{15}{8}}+c^{\frac{15}{8}}+d^{\frac{15}{8}}} . \end{array}

Adding the above four inequalities yields the conclusion.

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