Maths Olympiad Prep

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Problem 1604

National olympiad second round; IMO P1/P4
Algebra Difficulty 7.5 Prove it

Example 7 Let x,y,zx, y, z be positive real numbers, and satisfy x+y+z=1\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{y}+\sqrt{z}=1, prove the inequality: x2+yz2x2(y+z)+y2+zx2y2(z+x)+z2+xy2z2(x+y)1\frac{x^{2}+y z}{\sqrt{2 x^{2}(y+z)}}+\frac{y^{2}+z x}{\sqrt{2 y^{2}(z+x)}}+\frac{z^{2}+x y}{\sqrt{2 z^{2}(x+y)}} \geqslant 1. (2007 Asia Pacific Mathematical Olympiad Problem)

This one wants a proof. Work it on paper, then read the official solution and mark yourself. Be honest about it: the record is only any use to you if it is.

Official solution

Prove that by Cauchy-Schwarz inequality,
(x22x2(y+z)+y22y2(z+x)+z22z2(x+y))(2(y+z)+2(z+x)+2(x+y))(x+y+z)2=1(yz2x2(y+z)+zx2y2(z+x)+xy2z2(x+y))(2(y+z)+2(z+x)+2(x+y))(yzx+zxy+xyz)2\begin{array}{l} \left(\frac{x^{2}}{\sqrt{2 x^{2}(y+z)}}+\frac{y^{2}}{\sqrt{2 y^{2}(z+x)}}+\frac{z^{2}}{\sqrt{2 z^{2}(x+y)}}\right)(\sqrt{2(y+z)}+\sqrt{2(z+x)}+\sqrt{2(x+y)}) \geqslant \\ (\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{y}+\sqrt{z})^{2}=1 \\ \left(\frac{y z}{\sqrt{2 x^{2}(y+z)}}+\frac{z x}{\sqrt{2 y^{2}(z+x)}}+\frac{x y}{\sqrt{2 z^{2}(x+y)}}\right)(\sqrt{2(y+z)}+\sqrt{2(z+x)}+\sqrt{2(x+y)}) \geqslant \\ \left(\sqrt{\frac{y z}{x}}+\sqrt{\frac{z x}{y}}+\sqrt{\frac{x y}{z}}\right)^{2} \end{array}
Adding (1) and (2) and using the AM-GM inequality, we get
(x2+yz2x2(y+z)+y2+zx2y2(z+x)+z2+xy2z2(x+y))(2(y+z)+2(z+x)+2(x+y))1+(yzx+zxy+xyz)22(yzx+zxy+xyz)\begin{array}{l} \left(\frac{x^{2}+y z}{\sqrt{2 x^{2}(y+z)}}+\frac{y^{2}+z x}{\sqrt{2 y^{2}(z+x)}}+\frac{z^{2}+x y}{\sqrt{2 z^{2}(x+y)}}\right)(\sqrt{2(y+z)}+\sqrt{2(z+x)}+\sqrt{2(x+y)}) \geqslant \\ 1+\left(\sqrt{\frac{y z}{x}}+\sqrt{\frac{z x}{y}}+\sqrt{\frac{x y}{z}}\right)^{2} \geqslant 2\left(\sqrt{\frac{y z}{x}}+\sqrt{\frac{z x}{y}}+\sqrt{\frac{x y}{z}}\right) \end{array}

Now, we need to prove
2(yzx+zxy+xyz)2(y+z)+2(z+x)+2(x+y)2\left(\sqrt{\frac{y z}{x}}+\sqrt{\frac{z x}{y}}+\sqrt{\frac{x y}{z}}\right) \geqslant \sqrt{2(y+z)}+\sqrt{2(z+x)}+\sqrt{2(x+y)}

By the AM-GM inequality,
[yzx+(12zxy+12xyz)]24yzx(12zxy+12xyz)=2(y+z)\left[\sqrt{\frac{y z}{x}}+\left(\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\frac{z x}{y}}+\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\frac{x y}{z}}\right)\right]^{2} \geqslant 4 \sqrt{\frac{y z}{x}}\left(\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\frac{z x}{y}}+\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\frac{x y}{z}}\right)=2(y+z)

Thus,
yzx+(12zxy+12xyz)2(y+z)\sqrt{\frac{y z}{x}}+\left(\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\frac{z x}{y}}+\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\frac{x y}{z}}\right) \geqslant \sqrt{2(y+z)}

Similarly,
zxy+(12xyz+12yzx)2(z+x)xyz+(12yzx+12zxy)2(x+y)\begin{array}{l} \sqrt{\frac{z x}{y}}+\left(\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\frac{x y}{z}}+\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\frac{y z}{x}}\right) \geqslant \sqrt{2(z+x)} \\ \sqrt{\frac{x y}{z}}+\left(\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\frac{y z}{x}}+\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\frac{z x}{y}}\right) \geqslant \sqrt{2(x+y)} \end{array}
Adding (4), (5), and (6) gives inequality (3), thus proving the original inequality.

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