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Simple standard approach.
Nice use of AM-GM! Good work.
You should ask for the maximum value of a b c in the question.
well done :)
Why only restrict to natural numbers? It is true for all positive real numbers. Also , a , b , c need not be distinct. Infact the equality occurs ⟺ a = b = c = 1 .
i didn't understand what you did :/
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Check up Applying the Arithmetic Mean Geometric Mean Inequality
Standard solution by Cauchy Schwarz:
( 1 + a ) ( 1 + b ) ( 1 + c ) 8 1 + 3 a b c 3 a b c a b c ≥ ( 1 + 3 a b c ) 3 ≥ ( 1 + 3 a b c ) 3 ≤ 2 ≤ 1 ≤ 1
Therefore, the maximum value of a b c = 1 .
Can you please explain how the chauchy schwartz is applied? I cant understand....
As gernally8=2 2 2so a+1=2 a=1. Similarly b=1=a=c
You only proved equality
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By applying A M − G M on ( 1 , a ) , ( 1 , b ) and ( 1 , c ) : 2 1 + a ≥ a ; 2 1 + b ≥ b ; 2 1 + c ≥ c
Therefore, 2 × 2 × 2 ( 1 + a ) ( 1 + b ) ( 1 + c ) ≥ a b c ( 1 + a ) ( 1 + b ) ( 1 + c ) ≥ 8 a b c ⟹ 1 ≥ a b c a b c ≤ 1