Example 7 Let x,y,z be positive real numbers, and satisfy x+y+z=1, prove the inequality: 2x2(y+z)x2+yz+2y2(z+x)y2+zx+2z2(x+y)z2+xy⩾1. (2007 Asia Pacific Mathematical Olympiad Problem)
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Prove that by Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, (2x2(y+z)x2+2y2(z+x)y2+2z2(x+y)z2)(2(y+z)+2(z+x)+2(x+y))⩾(x+y+z)2=1(2x2(y+z)yz+2y2(z+x)zx+2z2(x+y)xy)(2(y+z)+2(z+x)+2(x+y))⩾(xyz+yzx+zxy)2 Adding (1) and (2) and using the AM-GM inequality, we get (2x2(y+z)x2+yz+2y2(z+x)y2+zx+2z2(x+y)z2+xy)(2(y+z)+2(z+x)+2(x+y))⩾1+(xyz+yzx+zxy)2⩾2(xyz+yzx+zxy)
Now, we need to prove 2(xyz+yzx+zxy)⩾2(y+z)+2(z+x)+2(x+y)
By the AM-GM inequality, [xyz+(21yzx+21zxy)]2⩾4xyz(21yzx+21zxy)=2(y+z)
Thus, xyz+(21yzx+21zxy)⩾2(y+z)
Similarly, yzx+(21zxy+21xyz)⩾2(z+x)zxy+(21xyz+21yzx)⩾2(x+y) Adding (4), (5), and (6) gives inequality (3), thus proving the original inequality.
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