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I would like to have my solution to IMO 95 A2 checked. All solutions I've found either used Cauchy-Schwarz, Chebyshevs inequality, the rearrangement inequality or Muirheads inequality. Me myself, I've used Jensens inequality, and I am a bit unsure if my solution holds. Here it is:




Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers with $abc=1$. Show that $$frac{1}{a^3(b+c)} + frac{1}{b^3(a+c)} + frac{1}{c^3(a+b)}geq frac32$$




First, substitute $frac1a = x, frac1b = y, frac1c = z$, giving the new constraint $xyz=1$, and transforming the inequality into $$frac{x^2}{z+y} + frac{y^2}{x+z} + frac{z^2}{x+y} geq frac32$$ Now, let $f(x)=dfrac{x^2}{S-x}$ where $S=x+y+z$. We have that $f''(x)=dfrac{2S^2}{(S-x)^2}$, and $S>0$ beacuse $x,y,z>0$, thus $f''(x)>0$ for all $x,y,zin mathbb{R}^+$. Thus we see that $f(x)$ is convex, so by Jensens inequality we have that $$begin{alignat*}{2}frac{x^2}{y+z} + frac{y^2}{x+z} + frac{z^2}{x+y} & =frac{x^2}{S-x} + frac{y^2}{S-y} + frac{z^2}{S-z} \
&geq 3fleft(frac{x+y+z}{3} right) \
&= 3frac{left(frac{x+y+z}{3}right)^2}{S-frac{x+y+z}{3}} = frac{1}{3}frac{(x+y+z)^2}{frac{2x+2y+2z}{3}} = frac13 frac{(x+y+z)^2}{frac23 (x+y+z)} \
&= frac12 (x+y+z) geq frac32end{alignat*}$$
The final inequality follows by AM-GM ($x+y+zgeq 3sqrt[3]{xyz}=3$)






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    I would like to have my solution to IMO 95 A2 checked. All solutions I've found either used Cauchy-Schwarz, Chebyshevs inequality, the rearrangement inequality or Muirheads inequality. Me myself, I've used Jensens inequality, and I am a bit unsure if my solution holds. Here it is:




    Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers with $abc=1$. Show that $$frac{1}{a^3(b+c)} + frac{1}{b^3(a+c)} + frac{1}{c^3(a+b)}geq frac32$$




    First, substitute $frac1a = x, frac1b = y, frac1c = z$, giving the new constraint $xyz=1$, and transforming the inequality into $$frac{x^2}{z+y} + frac{y^2}{x+z} + frac{z^2}{x+y} geq frac32$$ Now, let $f(x)=dfrac{x^2}{S-x}$ where $S=x+y+z$. We have that $f''(x)=dfrac{2S^2}{(S-x)^2}$, and $S>0$ beacuse $x,y,z>0$, thus $f''(x)>0$ for all $x,y,zin mathbb{R}^+$. Thus we see that $f(x)$ is convex, so by Jensens inequality we have that $$begin{alignat*}{2}frac{x^2}{y+z} + frac{y^2}{x+z} + frac{z^2}{x+y} & =frac{x^2}{S-x} + frac{y^2}{S-y} + frac{z^2}{S-z} \
    &geq 3fleft(frac{x+y+z}{3} right) \
    &= 3frac{left(frac{x+y+z}{3}right)^2}{S-frac{x+y+z}{3}} = frac{1}{3}frac{(x+y+z)^2}{frac{2x+2y+2z}{3}} = frac13 frac{(x+y+z)^2}{frac23 (x+y+z)} \
    &= frac12 (x+y+z) geq frac32end{alignat*}$$
    The final inequality follows by AM-GM ($x+y+zgeq 3sqrt[3]{xyz}=3$)






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      I would like to have my solution to IMO 95 A2 checked. All solutions I've found either used Cauchy-Schwarz, Chebyshevs inequality, the rearrangement inequality or Muirheads inequality. Me myself, I've used Jensens inequality, and I am a bit unsure if my solution holds. Here it is:




      Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers with $abc=1$. Show that $$frac{1}{a^3(b+c)} + frac{1}{b^3(a+c)} + frac{1}{c^3(a+b)}geq frac32$$




      First, substitute $frac1a = x, frac1b = y, frac1c = z$, giving the new constraint $xyz=1$, and transforming the inequality into $$frac{x^2}{z+y} + frac{y^2}{x+z} + frac{z^2}{x+y} geq frac32$$ Now, let $f(x)=dfrac{x^2}{S-x}$ where $S=x+y+z$. We have that $f''(x)=dfrac{2S^2}{(S-x)^2}$, and $S>0$ beacuse $x,y,z>0$, thus $f''(x)>0$ for all $x,y,zin mathbb{R}^+$. Thus we see that $f(x)$ is convex, so by Jensens inequality we have that $$begin{alignat*}{2}frac{x^2}{y+z} + frac{y^2}{x+z} + frac{z^2}{x+y} & =frac{x^2}{S-x} + frac{y^2}{S-y} + frac{z^2}{S-z} \
      &geq 3fleft(frac{x+y+z}{3} right) \
      &= 3frac{left(frac{x+y+z}{3}right)^2}{S-frac{x+y+z}{3}} = frac{1}{3}frac{(x+y+z)^2}{frac{2x+2y+2z}{3}} = frac13 frac{(x+y+z)^2}{frac23 (x+y+z)} \
      &= frac12 (x+y+z) geq frac32end{alignat*}$$
      The final inequality follows by AM-GM ($x+y+zgeq 3sqrt[3]{xyz}=3$)






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      I would like to have my solution to IMO 95 A2 checked. All solutions I've found either used Cauchy-Schwarz, Chebyshevs inequality, the rearrangement inequality or Muirheads inequality. Me myself, I've used Jensens inequality, and I am a bit unsure if my solution holds. Here it is:




      Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers with $abc=1$. Show that $$frac{1}{a^3(b+c)} + frac{1}{b^3(a+c)} + frac{1}{c^3(a+b)}geq frac32$$




      First, substitute $frac1a = x, frac1b = y, frac1c = z$, giving the new constraint $xyz=1$, and transforming the inequality into $$frac{x^2}{z+y} + frac{y^2}{x+z} + frac{z^2}{x+y} geq frac32$$ Now, let $f(x)=dfrac{x^2}{S-x}$ where $S=x+y+z$. We have that $f''(x)=dfrac{2S^2}{(S-x)^2}$, and $S>0$ beacuse $x,y,z>0$, thus $f''(x)>0$ for all $x,y,zin mathbb{R}^+$. Thus we see that $f(x)$ is convex, so by Jensens inequality we have that $$begin{alignat*}{2}frac{x^2}{y+z} + frac{y^2}{x+z} + frac{z^2}{x+y} & =frac{x^2}{S-x} + frac{y^2}{S-y} + frac{z^2}{S-z} \
      &geq 3fleft(frac{x+y+z}{3} right) \
      &= 3frac{left(frac{x+y+z}{3}right)^2}{S-frac{x+y+z}{3}} = frac{1}{3}frac{(x+y+z)^2}{frac{2x+2y+2z}{3}} = frac13 frac{(x+y+z)^2}{frac23 (x+y+z)} \
      &= frac12 (x+y+z) geq frac32end{alignat*}$$
      The final inequality follows by AM-GM ($x+y+zgeq 3sqrt[3]{xyz}=3$)






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          Your proof is nearly correct: $$f''(x)=frac{2S^2}{(S-x)^3}$$ (the exponent is $3$, not $2$). This is still okay because $x,y,z>0$, but you need a bit more justification.






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            You make a little mistake i think: $$f''(x)=frac{2x^2}{(S-x)^3}$$ (and the exponent is $3$, not $2$ in a numerator). Apart from that it is ok.






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              I think it's better to end your proof by C-S and AM-GM:
              $$sum_{cyc}frac{x^2}{y+z}geqfrac{(x+y+z)^2}{sumlimits_{cyc}(y+z)}=frac{1}{2}(x+y+z)geqfrac{3}{2}.$$






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                Your proof is nearly correct: $$f''(x)=frac{2S^2}{(S-x)^3}$$ (the exponent is $3$, not $2$). This is still okay because $x,y,z>0$, but you need a bit more justification.






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                  Your proof is nearly correct: $$f''(x)=frac{2S^2}{(S-x)^3}$$ (the exponent is $3$, not $2$). This is still okay because $x,y,z>0$, but you need a bit more justification.






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                    Your proof is nearly correct: $$f''(x)=frac{2S^2}{(S-x)^3}$$ (the exponent is $3$, not $2$). This is still okay because $x,y,z>0$, but you need a bit more justification.






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                    Your proof is nearly correct: $$f''(x)=frac{2S^2}{(S-x)^3}$$ (the exponent is $3$, not $2$). This is still okay because $x,y,z>0$, but you need a bit more justification.







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                        You make a little mistake i think: $$f''(x)=frac{2x^2}{(S-x)^3}$$ (and the exponent is $3$, not $2$ in a numerator). Apart from that it is ok.






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                          You make a little mistake i think: $$f''(x)=frac{2x^2}{(S-x)^3}$$ (and the exponent is $3$, not $2$ in a numerator). Apart from that it is ok.






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                            You make a little mistake i think: $$f''(x)=frac{2x^2}{(S-x)^3}$$ (and the exponent is $3$, not $2$ in a numerator). Apart from that it is ok.






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                            You make a little mistake i think: $$f''(x)=frac{2x^2}{(S-x)^3}$$ (and the exponent is $3$, not $2$ in a numerator). Apart from that it is ok.







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                                I think it's better to end your proof by C-S and AM-GM:
                                $$sum_{cyc}frac{x^2}{y+z}geqfrac{(x+y+z)^2}{sumlimits_{cyc}(y+z)}=frac{1}{2}(x+y+z)geqfrac{3}{2}.$$






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                                  I think it's better to end your proof by C-S and AM-GM:
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