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#1 2005-11-08 08:08:28

JohnyBoy
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Help!! Need a good proof!!!

positive reals a,b,c give
ab + bc + ac = 3
Prove that:
a³ + b³ + c³ + 6abc ≥ 9

#2 2005-11-08 09:41:29

JohnyBoy
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Re: Help!! Need a good proof!!!

Can someone help??

#3 2006-12-20 01:54:44

LQ
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Registered: 2006-12-04
Posts: 1,285

Re: Help!! Need a good proof!!!

ab + bc + ac = c(a+b) + ab = 3

c^3(a+b) + abc^2 = 3c^2

c^3 + c^2*ab/(a+b) = 3c^2/(a+b)

c^2(ab - 3)/(a+b) = c^3

(ab-3)/(a+b) = c


a^3 + b^3 + (ab-3)^3/(a+b)^3 + 6ab(ab-3)/(a+b) is supposedly >= 9

But since a^3 + b^3 and is the lowest when a=b and (ab-3)^3/(a+b)^3 + 6ab(ab-3)/(a+b) is negative for all positive numbers a,b,c hence the whole expresion is possibly minimum when a=b since ab is then max but < 3 since ab + bc + ac = 3 and since -ab/(a+b) is the largest negative when a and b are equal, we get:

2b^3 + (b^2-3)^3/(2b)^3 + 6b^2(b^2-3)/2b >= 9

b^6 + 1/16(b^2-3)^3 + 3b^5(b^2-3) <= 9

But since we also get that since b can be exchanged in this solution to c, c=a=b, and since they are equal when the equation yield minimum, and the only such solution when ab + bc + ac = 3 is when they are all one, we get that minimum is:


2b^3 + b³ + 6b^3 = (2 + 1 + 6)*1^3 = 9


I see clearly now, the universe have the black dots, Thus I am on my way of inventing this remedy...

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