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Turkey EGMO TST 2019 P2

Source: Turkey EGMO TST 2019 P2

November 25, 2019
Turkeyminimum valueinequalitiesthree variable inequalityalgebra

Problem Statement

Let a,b,ca,b,c be positive reals such that abc=1abc=1, a+b+c=5a+b+c=5 and (ab+2a+2b9)(bc+2b+2c9)(ca+2c+2a9)0(ab+2a+2b-9)(bc+2b+2c-9)(ca+2c+2a-9)\geq 0. Find the minimum value of 1a+1b+1c\frac {1}{a}+ \frac {1}{b}+ \frac{1}{c}