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Proving a Real Number Inequality

The document presents a mathematical problem involving three positive real numbers a, b, and c, and aims to prove a specific inequality. The solution involves rewriting the inequality, applying the AM-GM inequality, and considering two cases based on the discriminant of a quadratic expression. The proof concludes that the inequality holds true under the given conditions.

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Proving a Real Number Inequality

The document presents a mathematical problem involving three positive real numbers a, b, and c, and aims to prove a specific inequality. The solution involves rewriting the inequality, applying the AM-GM inequality, and considering two cases based on the discriminant of a quadratic expression. The proof concludes that the inequality holds true under the given conditions.

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Problem. Let a; b; c be three positive real numbers. Prove that


 
1 1 1 1
.a C b C c 3/ C C 3 C abc C > 2:
a b c abc

(Nguyen Van Huyen)

Solution. (Nguyen Van Huyen) We rewrite the inequality as

.a C b C c 3/.ab C bc C ca 3abc/ C a2 b 2 c 2 C 1 > 2abc:

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Group the inequality as a quadratic in terms of a

.b 2 c 2 C b C c 3bc/a2 Œb 2 C 10bc C c 2 3.b C c/.1 C bc/a C bc.b C c/ 3bc C 1 > 0:

By the AM-GM inequality, we have

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b 2 c 2 C b C c > 3 b 2 c 2  b  c D 3bc;
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3
bc.b C c/ C 1 > 3 b 2 c  bc 2  1 D 3bc:
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We consider two cases

(1) If b 2 C 10bc C c 2 > 3.b C c/.1 C bc/; then it is obvious.


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(2) If b 2 C 10bc C c 2 6 3.b C c/.1 C bc/; we calculate the discriminant


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 D b 2 C 10bc C c 2 4.b 2 c 2 C b C c

3.b C c/.1 C bc/ 3bc/Œbc.b C c/ 3bc C 1
D .b 1/2 .c 1/2 Œ4.b C c/.bc C 1/ b2 14bc c2
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Since
4.b C c/.bc C 1/ b2 14bc c2
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4Œ3.b C c/.1 C bc/ b2 10bc c2 .b c/2


D C > 0:
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3 3
We obtain  6 0:

The proof completed.


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