a 3 ( b + c ) 1 + b 3 ( a + c ) 1 + c 3 ( a + b ) 1
Given that a , b and c are positive such that their product is 1, find the minimum value of the expression above.
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Same way!!! Upvoted!
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Yeah, I think so
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@Department 8 – Easy in an IMO standard, isn't it?
If the product is constant, the sum is minimum when all of terms are equal, so a=b=c=1, then substitute by one variable
a can be 2 1 and both b and c can be 2 each, who knows?
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∑ c y c a 3 ( b + c ) 1 = ∑ c y c a ( b + c ) a 2 1 ≥ 2 ( a b + b c + a c ) ( a 1 + b 1 + c 1 ) 2 (Titu’s/Cauchy Swartz)
= 2 a b + b c + c a ≥ 2 3 (AM - GM)
Equality holds when a = b = c = 1 .