a b − c + 2 a b + b c − a + 2 b c + c a − b + 2 c a
Let a , b and c be positive real numbers satisfying a + b + c = 1 . If the maximum value of the expression above can be written as n m , where m and n are coprime positive integers, find m n .
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How about U.C.T ?
And the minimum I think we should let a , b , c are non-negative.
Call the expression is P P = ∑ a b + a + b + 1 a b = ( a + 1 ) ( b + 1 ) a b ≤ 3 ( a + 1 a + b + 1 b + c + 1 c )
We are going to prove: ∑ a + 1 a ≤ 4 3 a
4 a ≤ 3 a ( a + 1 )
( 3 a − 1 ) a ≥ 0 always true with a ≥ 3 1 and a , b , c are positive reals
So P ≤ 4 3 and the equality holds when a = b = c = 3 1
This should be better P = ∑ a b + a + b + 1 a b = ∑ ( a + 1 ) ( b + 1 ) a b ≤ ( a + 1 a + b + 1 b + c + 1 c ) We need to prove that a + 1 a ≤ 4 1 + 4 9 ( a − 3 1 ) ⇔ a + 1 − 3 ( 3 a − 1 ) 2 ≤ 0 The above inequality is true for every positive real a , proving the similar inequality with b and c then combine all three inequalities we get P ≤ 4 3
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Call the expression P , we see that P = ∑ a b − c + 2 a b = ∑ a b + a + b + 1 a b By AM-GM we have a + b ≥ 2 a b and the same for b , c and c , a ∴ ∑ a b + a + b + 1 a b ≤ ∑ a b + 2 a b + 1 a b ⇔ P ≤ ∑ ( a b + 1 ) 2 a b = ∑ a b + 1 a b ⇔ 3 − P ≥ ∑ a b + 1 1 By Titu's Lemma we get ∑ a b + 1 1 ≥ ∑ a b + 3 9 and ∑ a b + 3 ≤ a + b + c + 3 = 4 ∴ ∑ a b + 1 1 ≥ ∑ a b + 3 9 ≥ 4 9 ∴ 3 − P ≥ 4 9 ⇔ P ≤ 4 3 The equality holds when a = b = c = 3 1