Let be positive real numbers satisfying the equation above. What is the maximum value of ?
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Just simple AM-GM will do: 3 4 a b + 6 b c + 8 a c ≥ 3 ( 4 a b ) ( 6 b c ) ( 8 a c ) 3 9 ≥ 3 1 9 2 ( a b c ) 2 3 ≥ 3 1 9 2 ( a b c ) 2 2 7 ≥ 1 9 2 ( a b c ) 2 1 9 2 2 7 ≥ ( a b c ) 2 8 3 ≥ a b c
so the maximum value of a b c is 0 . 3 7 5