If and are non-negative real numbers, then find the minimum value of the above expression.
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This is Nesbitt inequality for 4 variables. Call the expression A
1
We called B = a + b a + b + c b + c + d c + d + a d C = b + c c + c + d d + d + a a + a + b b Now by AM-GM we get A + B = b + c a + b + c + d b + c + d + a c + d + a + b d + a ≥ 4 Since a , b , c , d are non-negatives, we have A + C = b + c a + c + c + d b + d + d + a a + c + a + b b + d + c + b a + c + a + d a + c + c + d b + d + a + b b + d ≥ a + b + c + d 4 ( a + c ) + a + b + c + d 4 ( b + d ) = 4 Finally 2 A + B + C ≥ 8 ⇒ A ≥ 2 The equality holds when a = b = c = d
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Since the first solution is too complicated, here's an another solution. We called G = a ( b + c ) + b ( c + d ) + c ( a + d ) + d ( a + b ) = ( a + b ) ( c + d ) + ( a + d ) ( b + c ) Now applying Cauchy-Schwarz inequality we get A . G ≥ ( a + b + c + d ) 2 Clearly see that G ≤ 2 ( a + b + c + d ) 2 by AM-GM ∴ A ≥ 2 The equality holds when a = b = c = d