Positive real numbers a , b and c are such that a b c = 1 . Find the minimum value of a 3 ( b + c ) 1 + b 3 ( c + a ) 1 + c 3 ( a + b ) 1 Give your answer to the nearest tenths.
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Note that you cannot simply "plug the min value of a b + b c + c a in the numerator and the denominator".
If we want to find the minimum of d n , it is not equal to the minimum of n / minimium of d .
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No sir ., yoou may see that the ab+bc+ca in denominator is being divided by the numerator ( a b + b c + c a ) 2
So it becomes ≥ 2 a b + b c + c a , Now putting minimum of a b + b c + c a , we get ≥ 2 3 = 1 . 5
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Right, so the tiny detail (that you just verbalized) is first do the cancellation to get the expression into the form 2 b c + a c + a b , instead of leaving it in the form 2 a b + 2 b c + 2 a c ( b c + a c + a b ) 2 .
That was not fully conveyed when you said " 2ab + 2bc + 2ac --> denominator", since that makes it into the latter form, and not the former.
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@Calvin Lin – Ok sir, Making changes as per you.
@Calvin Lin – Sir, is it ok now?
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@Md Zuhair – Can you complete the final step of saying
So our expression becomes 2 ( a b + b c + c a ) ( a b + b c + c a ) 2 = 2 a b + b c + c a
Do you see why this is important? We do not want to leave a b + b c + c a in the denominator.
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@Calvin Lin – Ya true sir. Ok
@Calvin Lin – Thank you sir, Changes made
We can use the A M ≥ G M to find the minimum values of:
3 a + b + c ≥ 3 a b c a + b + c ≥ 3 3 a c + b c + b a ≥ 3 a 2 b 2 c 2 a c + b c + b a ≥ 3
Then we can use Vieta´s formulas to find the minimum values of a, b and c
a 3 x 3 + a 2 x 2 + a 1 x + a 0 a b c = 1 = − a 3 a 0 = − 1 − 1 a + b + c = 3 = − a 3 a 2 = − 1 − 3 a c + b c + b a = 3 = a 3 a 1 = 1 3 a 3 = 1 a 2 = − 3 a 1 = 3 a 0 = − 1 x 3 − 3 x 2 + 3 x − 1 = ( x − 1 ) 3 a = 1 b = 1 c = 1 a 3 ( b + c ) 1 + b 3 ( c + a ) 1 + c 3 ( a + b ) 1 = 1 ( 1 + 1 ) 1 + 1 ( 1 + 1 ) 1 + 1 ( 1 + 1 ) 1 = 3 2 1 = 2 3 a 3 ( b + c ) 1 + b 3 ( c + a ) 1 + c 3 ( a + b ) 1 ≥ 2 3
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Relevant wiki: Titu's Lemma
a 3 ( b + c ) 1 + b 3 ( c + a ) 1 + c 3 ( a + b ) 1
Now we can rewrite as ( b + c ) ( b c ) 3 + ( c + a ) ( a c ) 3 + ( a + b ) ( a b ) 3 .
Now it can re written as ( b 1 + c 1 ) ( b c ) 2 + ( c 1 + a 1 ) ( a c ) 2 + ( a 1 + b 1 ) ( a b ) 2 .
Hence Now By Titu's Lemma, We Get,
( b 1 + c 1 ) ( b c ) 2 + ( c 1 + a 1 ) ( a c ) 2 + ( a 1 + b 1 ) ( a b ) 2 ≥ a 2 + b 2 + c 2 ( b c + a c + a b ) 2
Now , a b c = 1
Hence b c + a c + a b ≥ 3 [By AM GM]
Now Simplifying the denominator gives us
a 2 + b 2 + c 2 = a b c 2 a b + 2 b c + 2 a c
Now abc=1
Hence 2 a b + 2 b c + 2 a c --->Denominator
So our expression becomes 2 ( a b + b c + c a ) ( a b + b c + c a ) 2 = 2 a b + b c + c a
Now plugging the min. value of a b + b c + c a on the numerator, we get 3 , and on denominator have already 2 .
Getting our answer as a 3 ( b + c ) 1 + b 3 ( c + a ) 1 + c 3 ( a + b ) 1 ≥ 2 3 = 1 . 5