If and are positive real numbers satisfying the inequality above, find the maximum value of .
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Let the Left hand side of the inequality be called P . P can be written as:
a ( 2 c + b ) a 2 + b ( 2 a + c ) b 2 + c ( 2 b + a ) c 2
By Titu's Lemma
P ≥ 3 ( a b + b c + c a ) ( a + b + c ) 2 = 1 . . . ∗ ∗
∗ ∗ . . 2 1 [ ( a − b ) 2 + ( b − c ) 2 + ( c − a ) 2 ] ≥ 0
This is true by Trivial Inequality
⇒ a 2 + b 2 + c 2 − a b − b c − c a ≥ 0 ⇒ a 2 + b 2 + c 2 + 2 a b + 2 b c + 2 c a ≥ 3 a b + 3 b c + 3 c a
⇒ ( a + b + c ) 2 ≥ 3 ( a b + b c + c a ) ⇒ 3 ( a b + b c + c a ) ( a + b + c ) 2 ≥ 1
Hence x = 1 with equality when a = b = c