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)2∑cycl[ab2(5a+2b)]≥37.
I have no clue from where to go from here, if somesone could help me, it would be great.
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)2∑cyc(a,b,c)ab2(5a+2b)≥37, then we are done.That means we now need to prove 3∑cyc(a,b,c)ab2(5a+2b)≤7(a2+b2+c2)2.We can easily see that: 3∑cyc(a,b,c)ab2(5a+2b)=15∑cyc(a,b,c)a2b2+6∑cyc(a,b,c)ab3By AM-GM inequality: 3∑cyc(a,b,c)ab2(5a+2b)≥3(15(a43b43c43)+6(a43b43c43))=63a43b43c43In other words: 3∑cyc(a,b,c)ab2(5a+2b)≥63a43b43c43Which means: 63a43b43c43≤7(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...