Schur

Algebra Level 3

a 3 + b 3 + c 3 + a b c 5 \large a^3 + b^3 + c^3 + abc \sqrt5 Given that a , b a,b and c c are the sides of a triangle with perimeter 3. If the minimum value of the expression above can be expressed as x + y x + \sqrt y for positive integers x x and y y , find the value of x + y x+ y .


The answer is 8.

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1 solution

Tanishq Varshney
Nov 8, 2015

Since a , b , c a,b,c are sides of a triangle , so a , b , c > 0 a,b,c>0

using concept of weighted means

a 3 + b 3 + c 3 + a b c 5 1 + 1 + 1 + 5 ( a 3 b 3 c 3 ( a b c ) 5 ) 1 3 + 5 \huge{\frac{a^3+b^3+c^3+abc \sqrt{5}}{1+1+1+\sqrt{5}}\geq (a^3 b^3 c^3 (abc)^{\sqrt{5}})^{\frac{1}{3+\sqrt{5}}}}

a 3 + b 3 + c 3 + a b c 5 a b c ( 3 + 5 ) \large{a^3+b^3+c^3+abc \sqrt{5} \geq abc(3+\sqrt{5})}

now suppose A B A \geq B and maximum value of B B is C C so obviously A C A\geq C

a + b + c 3 ( a b c ) 1 3 \large{\frac{a+b+c}{3} \geq (abc)^{\frac{1}{3}}}

a b c 1 \large{abc \leq 1} a s a + b + c = 3 \quad as ~a+b+c=3

thus

a 3 + b 3 + c 3 + a b c 5 3 + 5 \large{\boxed{a^3+b^3+c^3+abc \sqrt{5} \geq 3+\sqrt{5}}}

@Quang Minh , can you post your Schur's inequality solution?

Pi Han Goh - 5 years, 7 months ago

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