If , and are positive reals, find the minimum value of the above expression.
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cyc ∑ a ( a + 2 b ) a b + b c + c a = cyc ∑ a ( a + 2 b ) a ( b + c ) + b c = cyc ∑ a + 2 b b + c + cyc ∑ a ( a + 2 b ) b c
We will apply Cauchy-Schwarz on both these cyclic summations.
( cyc ∑ a + 2 b b + c ) ( cyc ∑ ( b + c ) ( a + 2 b ) ) cyc ∑ a + 2 b b + c ≥ ( cyc ∑ ( b + c ) ) 2 ≥ cyc ∑ ( b + c ) ( a + 2 b ) ( cyc ∑ ( b + c ) ) 2 = 2 ( a 2 + b 2 + c 2 ) + 4 ( a b + b c + c a ) 4 ( a + b + c ) 2 = 2
( cyc ∑ a ( a + 2 b ) b c ) ( cyc ∑ a b c ( a + 2 b ) ) ( cyc ∑ a ( a + 2 b ) b c ) ≥ ( cyc ∑ b c ) 2 ≥ a b c ( cyc ∑ ( a + 2 b ) ) ( cyc ∑ b c ) 2 = 3 a b c ( a + b + c ) ( cyc ∑ b c ) 2 = 1 + 6 a b c ( a + b + c ) cyc ∑ a 2 ( b − c ) 2 ≥ 1
Therefore, their sum must be greater than or equal to 3, with equality at a = b = c .