klajv Messages 3 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Aug 4, 2011 #1 Can't figure this out and hope to get some help, TIA! a,b,c >= 0 and a+b+c=3 Prove that a²+b²+c²+ab+bc+ca >= 6
Can't figure this out and hope to get some help, TIA! a,b,c >= 0 and a+b+c=3 Prove that a²+b²+c²+ab+bc+ca >= 6
disregardthat Science Advisor Messages 1,864 Reaction score 34 Aug 4, 2011 #2 Write the left hand side of the inequality differently, using the expression for (a+b+c)^2. You will arrive upon the inequality ab+bc+ac <= 3 = a+b+c. Now, can you prove ab+bc+ac <= (a+b+c)(a+b+c)/3 ?
Write the left hand side of the inequality differently, using the expression for (a+b+c)^2. You will arrive upon the inequality ab+bc+ac <= 3 = a+b+c. Now, can you prove ab+bc+ac <= (a+b+c)(a+b+c)/3 ?