5. Given positive numbers a,b,c satisfy ab+bc+ca=1995. Then the minimum value of cab+abc+bca is:
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5. (B). Given a2+b2+c2⩾ab+bc+ca=1995, we have c2a2b2+b2c2a2+a2b2c2⩾cab⋅bca+bca⋅abc+abc⋅cab=a2+b2+c2⩾1995. Also, (cab+bca+abc)2=c2a2b2+b2c2a2+a2b2c2+2a2+2b2+2c2⩾3×1995.
Thus, cab+bca+abc⩾3665. That is, the minimum value of cab+bac+abc is 3665.
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