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Let  x,y, and z be positive real numbers such that  xyz=1

Find the minimum value of (x+2y)(y+2z)(xz+1).

 

Thanks in advance.
 

 Jul 24, 2020
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i think this is wrong....

 

or right...

 

 

using Lagrange multipliers you can show that the minimum occurs when a=b=c=d=1/4 and is equal to 4/3

 

but you can also argue this from symmetry since they are all required to be positive.

 Jul 24, 2020
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Let x, y, and z be positive real numbers such that  xyz=1
Find the minimum value of
(x+2y)(y+2z)(xz+1).

 

AMGM

 

x+2y2x2yy+2z2y2zxz+12xz1(x+2y)(y+2z)(xz+1)8x2yy2zxz1(x+2y)(y+2z)(xz+1)8x2yy2zxz1(x+2y)(y+2z)(xz+1)84x2y2z2(x+2y)(y+2z)(xz+1)82xyz(x+2y)(y+2z)(xz+1)16xyz|xyz=1(x+2y)(y+2z)(xz+1)161(x+2y)(y+2z)(xz+1)16

 

The minimum value of (x+2y)(y+2z)(xz+1) is 16

 

laugh

 Jul 24, 2020
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I don't think that 16 is attainable.

My 'messy' calculations point to a minimum of 18.

Guest Jul 24, 2020
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Try x = 2, y = 1, z = 1/2

Alan  Jul 24, 2020
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Thanks, all of you, it really helped.

 

And the answer is 16.

Firebolt  Jul 27, 2020

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