Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers, that satisfy $abc=1$. Prove the inequality: $$\frac{ab}{1+c}+\frac{bc}{1+a}+\frac{ca}{1+b} \geq \frac{27}{(a+b+c)(3+a+b+c)}$$
Problem
Source: Belarusian olympiad 2023
Tags: algebra, inequalty, inequalities
NO_SQUARES
13.05.2024 21:53
Let $q=ab+bc+ca, p=a+b+c$. By AM-GM $p \geq 3$ and $q \geq 3$. So, $RHS \leq \frac{3}{2}$. By C-S $LHS = \sum \frac{(ab)^2}{ab+abc} \geq \frac{q^2}{q+3} \geq \frac{3}{2}$, because $2q^2-3q-9=(q-3)(2q+3) \geq 0$. Done!
sqing
14.05.2024 04:02
Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers, that satisfy $abc=1$. Prove the inequality: $$\frac{ab}{1+c}+\frac{bc}{1+a}+\frac{ca}{1+b} \geq \frac{18}{(a+b+c)(1+a+b+c)}$$
Marrelia
14.05.2024 05:36
nAalniaOMliO wrote: Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers, that satisfy $abc=1$. Prove the inequality: $$\frac{ab}{1+c}+\frac{bc}{1+a}+\frac{ca}{1+b} \geq \frac{27}{(a+b+c)(3+a+b+c)}$$
Substitute $ab = \frac{1}{c}, bc= \frac{1}{a}, ac = \frac{a}{b}$ into LHS,
We want to prove $${\frac{1}{c^2+c}+\frac{1}{a^2+a}+\frac{1}{b^2+b} \geq \frac{27}{(a+b+c)(3+a+b+c)}}$$By calculating derivative, we know that ${f(x) = \frac{1}{x^2+x}}$ is a convex function,
then by Jensen inequality $${\frac{1}{c^2+c}+\frac{1}{a^2+a}+\frac{1}{b^2+b} \ge \frac{3}{(\frac{a+b+c}{3})^2 + (\frac{a+b+c}{3})} = \frac{27}{(a+b+c)(3+a+b+c)}}$$
Basu_Dev
06.07.2024 12:52
I got the same sol as @above.