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Algebra Difficulty 5.8 AIME, harder Prove it

1. Let x,y,zx, y, z be real numbers, prove: x+y+zx+yz+y+zx+z+xy|x|+|y|+|z| \leqslant |x+y-z|+|y+z-x|+|z+x-y. (58th Moscow Mathematical Olympiad problem)

Solution

1. Notice that (x+yz)+(zc+xy)=2x(x+y-z)+\left(z_{c}+x-y\right)=2 x, so, x+yz+z+xyx+y-z+z+x-y \mid \geqslant 2| xx |, similarly, y+zx+z+xy2zx+y,z+y+zx|y+z-x|+|z+x-y| \geqslant 2| z|| x+y-,z|+| y+z-x \mid 2y2|y| , adding these three inequalities and dividing by 2 yields.

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