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a + 2 b + 3 c + 4 d = 1 0 ⟹ ( 1 − t ) a + ( 2 − t ) b + ( 3 − t ) c + ( 4 − t ) d + t ( a + b + c + d ) = 1 0 ,for any real number t.
By Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality,
( ( 1 − t ) 2 + ( 2 − t ) 2 + ( 3 − t ) 2 + ( 4 − t ) 2 + t 2 ) ( ( a 2 + b 2 + c 2 + d 2 + ( a + b + c + d ) 2 ) ≥ ( ( 1 − t ) a + ( 2 − t ) b + ( 3 − t ) c + ( 4 − t ) d + t ( a + b + c + d ) ) 2 = 1 0
⟹ a 2 + b 2 + c 2 + d 2 + ( a + b + c + d ) 2 ≥ 5 ( t − 2 ) 2 + 1 0 1 0 = f ( t ) .
Since it holds for any real number t, so the left side should larger than or equal to the maximum of f(t),which is f ( 2 ) = 1 .
In case t = 2 , a = − 1 0 1 0 , b = 0 , c = 1 0 1 0 , d = 5 1 0 , the left side is exactly equal to 1.
So the minimum is 1 .