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Let a, b, c >0

 

Prove that a3b2(5a+2b)+b3c2(5b+2c)+c3a2(5c+2a)37.

 

I'm currently dying: 

 

Here is my thought process:

 

By the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality,

cycla3b2(5a+2b)cycl[ab2(5a+2b)](a2+b2+c2)2.

Thus, cycla3b2(5a+2b)(a2+b2+c2)2cycl[ab2(5a+2b)]37.

 

I have no clue from where to go from here, if somesone could help me, it would be great.

 Feb 5, 2019
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To prove:cyc(a,b,c)a3b2(5a+2b)37By Cauchy-Schwarz inequality: cyc(a,b,c)a3b2(5a+2b)cyc(a,b,c)ab2(5a+2b)(a2+b2+c2)2If we can show that cyc(a,b,c)a3b2(5a+2b)(a2+b2+c2)2cyc(a,b,c)ab2(5a+2b)37, then we are done.That means we now need to prove 3cyc(a,b,c)ab2(5a+2b)7(a2+b2+c2)2.We can easily see that: 3cyc(a,b,c)ab2(5a+2b)=15cyc(a,b,c)a2b2+6cyc(a,b,c)ab3By AM-GM inequality: 3cyc(a,b,c)ab2(5a+2b)3(15(a43b43c43)+6(a43b43c43))=63a43b43c43In other words: 3cyc(a,b,c)ab2(5a+2b)63a43b43c43Which means: 63a43b43c437(a2+b2+c2)2, which is true.

I don't know if this is correct or not. This is too challenging for a beginner in proving inequalities...

 Feb 7, 2019

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