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Algebra Level 5

21 x 3 + 5 y 2 + 2016 z 2 21x^3+5y^2+2016z^2

Given that x , y x,y and z z are positive real numbers satisfying x y z = 5 70 3 3 xyz=\dfrac{5\sqrt{70}}{\sqrt[3]{3}} . It is known that the minimum value of the above expression is a b a\sqrt{b} , where a a and b b are positive integers with b b square-free. Find a + b a+b .


The answer is 1125.

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1 solution

Chan Lye Lee
May 18, 2016

21 x 3 + 5 y 2 + 2016 z 2 = 21 x 3 2 + 21 x 3 2 + 5 y 2 3 + 5 y 2 3 + 5 y 2 3 + 672 z 2 + 672 z 2 + 672 z 2 8 ( ( 21 x 3 2 ) 2 ( 5 y 2 3 ) 3 ( 672 z 2 ) 3 ) 1 8 = 8 ( 2 13 3 2 5 3 7 5 ( x y z ) 6 ) 1 8 \begin{aligned} 21x^3+5y^2+2016z^2 &=\frac{21x^3}{2}+\frac{21x^3}{2}+\frac{5y^2}{3}+\frac{5y^2}{3}+\frac{5y^2}{3}+672z^2+672z^2+672z^2 \\ &\ge 8\left(\left(\frac{21x^3}{2}\right)^2 \left(\frac{5y^2}{3}\right)^3 (672z^2)^3 \right)^{\frac{1}{8}} \\&= 8\left(2^{13}3^25^37^5\left(xyz\right)^6\right)^{\frac{1}{8}} \end{aligned}

Since x y z = 5 70 3 3 = 5 3 2 7 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 3 xyz=\frac{5\sqrt{70}}{\sqrt[3]{3}} = 5^{\frac{3}{2}} 7^{\frac{1}{2}}2^{\frac{1}{2}} 3^{\frac{-1}{3}} , then ( x y z ) 6 = 5 9 7 3 2 3 3 2 (xyz)^6 = 5^97^32^33^{-2} . Now

21 x 3 + 5 y 2 + 2016 z 2 8 ( 2 16 5 12 7 8 ) 1 8 = 1120 5 21x^3+5y^2+2016z^2 \ge 8\left(2^{16}5^{12}7^8\right)^{\frac{1}{8}} =1120\sqrt{5} The equality holds if and only if 21 x 3 2 = 5 y 2 3 = 672 z 2 \frac{21x^3}{2}=\frac{5y^2}{3}=672z^2 , which eventually implies that x = 3 1 3 2 1 5 1 2 x=3^{\frac{-1}{3}} 2^15^{\frac{1}{2}} , y = 3 1 2 7 1 2 2 1 5 1 4 y=3^{\frac{1}{2}}7^{\frac{1}{2}} 2^15^{\frac{1}{4}} and z = 3 1 2 2 3 2 5 1 2 z=3^{\frac{-1}{2}} 2^{\frac{-3}{2}}5^{\frac{1}{2}} .

So a = 1120 a=1120 and b = 5 b=5 and thus a + b = 1125 a+b=\boxed{1125} .

The factorization was more intense than the inequality part TT.TT

Manuel Kahayon - 5 years ago

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Have to agree on this

P C - 5 years ago

Great solution! It would be great if you add an equality case.

Abdur Rehman Zahid - 5 years ago

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updated it. Check it out.

Chan Lye Lee - 5 years ago

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Perfect! P u r r r r f e c t : P \color{#FFFFFF}{Purrrrfect :P}

Abdur Rehman Zahid - 5 years ago

I did the same

Gaurav Chahar - 5 years ago

Good answer.

In the 2nd line, what did you do? I'm just asking for a subject title, you don't need to give a long explanation or anything, I'll look that up myself.

Louis W - 5 years ago

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It is AM-GM Inequality.

Chan Lye Lee - 5 years ago

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